Mockers

But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. – Jude 1.17-19

Jude 1.5-16 is  full of information about false teachers. When you read these verses you see some really bad people have infected the church. It seems to me that the key element of all the error is an insistence that you can do whatever you want, even if you are believer. They teach that once we are saved we have a license to sin.  Reading those verses gives you real insight into what happens when the false teachers are let in.

Here Jude concludes with a reminder of something Jesus had said – ‘there will be mockers in the last days who are going to walk after their own ungodly lusts.

We ought not be surprised when people, including professing Christians, mock and us and poke fun at us when we strive to live holy lives. Folks who pursue their own lusts would rather drag us down to their level than sort things out and live holy lives themselves. That’s all we can expect.

We should already know that people are going to go after their own lusts and mock those who strive to live right. We shouldn’t be shocked and sit around and moan and whinge and cry about it. The mockers will be there – we might as well get used to it.

We will see tomorrow what we are supposed to do about it.