The remainder of the verse in 21 says; “Keep yourselves in the Love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.” This verse, like no other, describes the narrowness of one’s personal responsibility in the midst of surrounding ungodliness, as is written in the Chapter. No one else is going to do it for us. It shows our total dependency upon the Holy Spirit as the Builder of one’s faith, through the obedience of the call to continuous prayer in Him. Jesus foreknew that it would be impossible for us to conquer in any other way but to have the Holy Spirit abiding directly within our lives.
