Jude 1:17-23 - A Call To Persevere
17 But as for you, my dearly-loved friends, remember the words that before now were spoken by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ-- 18 how they declared to you, "In the last times there shall be scoffers, obeying only their own ungodly passions." 19 These are those who cause divisions. They are men of the world, wholly unspiritual.
20 But you, my dearly-loved friends, building yourselves up on the basis of your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 must keep yourselves safe in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ which will result in the Life of the Ages. 22 Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince; 23 others you must try to save, as brands plucked from the flames; and on others look with pity mingled with fear, while you hate every trace of their sin.