Father Mike Schmitz

And that's from a book, a Hebrew writing called The Testament of Moses.

It's just really interesting.

But all those stories are all about people rebelling against God's authority.

It's all stories as well about sexual immorality and rejection of God's messengers.

Jude goes on to talk about those people who not only rebelled themselves, but who caused other people to rebel.

So how Cain, after he had killed Abel, that he went in the line of people that he...

I guess the cities of Cain were cities of violence.

You have a Balaam who, again, tried to curse God, wanted to curse God, but was unable.

We have Korah who led people in rebellion against Moses.

So one of those things we recognize is that sometimes our own sins end with us.

Well, sorry, we think they end with us.

We've talked about this before, but many times our behavior changes.

amplifies or it goes out from us and it can corrupt other people.

And so Jude is writing not only about those people who have rebelled against God, against his authority, against his plan for sexual morality, against his messengers, but also who have led others to rebel as well.

And so the kind of the main message of Jude is he's writing to these people who have fallen into the place of rebellion and he's calling them back to a place of faithfulness.

And calling him to a place of faithfulness by pointing out, here is what happens to those who are unfaithful.

The end is destruction.

And God doesn't want you to be destroyed.

And so I'm calling you back to faithfulness because God actually loves you.

But here is the big warning.