Family Matters |God's Role in the Family

Family Matters | God’s Role in the Family

JUSTIN SERRA January 15, 2023

8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and ^tblaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when ^uthe archangel ^vMichael, contending with the devil, was disputing ^wabout the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ^x“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 ^yBut these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in ^zthe way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain ^ato Balaam’s error and ^bperished in Korah’s rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs⁵ ^cat your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, ^dshepherds feeding themselves; ^ewaterless clouds, ^fswept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, ^guprooted; 13 ^hwild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of ⁱtheir own shame; ^jwandering stars, ^kfor whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

14 It was also about these that Enoch, ^lthe seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ^m“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 ⁿto execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have ^ocommitted in such an ungodly way, and of all ^pthe harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers, malcontents, ^qfollowing their own sinful desires; ^rthey are loud-mouthed boasters, ^sshowing favoritism to gain advantage.

17 But you must ^tremember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They⁶ said to you, ^u“In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, ^vdevoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, ^wbuilding yourselves up in your most holy faith and ^xpraying in the Holy Spirit, 21 ^ykeep yourselves in the love of God, ^zwaiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on those who doubt; 23 save others by ^asnatching them out of ^bthe fire; to others show mercy ^cwith fear, hating even ^dthe garment⁷ stained by the flesh.

24 ^eNow to him who is able ^fto keep you from stumbling and ^gto present you ^hblameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to ⁱthe only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, ^jbe glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time⁸ and now and forever. Amen.