Bible Text: Jude 1:8 | Preacher: Pastor Bruce Carlson | Series: The Big Picture: The Book of Jude | 1. Defiling of the flesh . 1 Tim. 1:9-11; Titus 1:15-16

Defile: to sully or taint, that is, contaminate

Pursue every vice available.
Develop greater vice.
Enjoy the vice.

2. Despise Authority

Despise: to disesteem, neutralize or violate: – cast off. despise, dis-annual, frustrate, bring to nought, reject.

Dominion: mastery, that is , (concretely and collectively) rulers; dominion, government.

Parental authority. Eph. 6:1-4
Government authority. Rom. 13; 1 Tim. 2:1-2; Titus 3:1-2
God’s authority. Gen. 1:1; Heb. 1:10; John 1:1-3; 2 Pet. 2:10-12

Conclusion:

The righteous will value  what God values.
The righteous will resist wicked thinking.
The righteous will stand for God’s plan.
The righteous will understand God’s plan.
The righteous will proclaim  God’s plan.