Jude 16

Hello,
Rain! Yeah. I know we need more, but anything is better than nothing. Praise the Lord for answered prayer. I hope you are all well and that the Lord is revealing Himself to you daily through His Word and the Holy Spirit.
We're almost finished with the 3:16's and today it's Jude 16. Please read this tiny book so that you'll better understand what this verse is teaching. Now that you're back, here we go: "These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage."
I seriously don't think that everyone who finds faults or grumbles is in the same league as the ones that Jude is talking about. But, there are people just like Jude describes and you may have met a few of them in your lifetime.
A few years ago Chuck and I went into a second hand store to look around. As we were browsing, suddenly we heard a man with a bad temper who had many really bad expletives come pouring forth, loud enough for people in the next state to hear.
Chuck and I looked at each other with huge eyes. A Saturday cartoon came to mind and I said to Chuck: Razzle, frazzle, dazzle, the Tasmanian devil language. Both of us started to laugh silently and by mutual mute agreement we headed for the car. When we got inside we laughed our heads off. So, now, when one of us gets frustrated, we say: razzle, frazzle, dazzle. It lightens our mood and the situation becomes easier to handle.
This man was grumbling and finding fault and letting everyone around him know it. People in the church do the same thing. Instead of going to the source of our complaint or praying about it, we voice it for all to hear. I don't think that attitude or action is pleasing to the Lord.
The people Jude describes were false teachers and they were really causing trouble. When someone seeking the Lord, or a new Christian hears people in the church grumbling and finding fault, what kind of witness is that? Are we to confront people who we hear doing this?
If I understand this portion of scripture I think if we hear someone maligning the Word of God or finding fault with people in a very public place especially, we need to have a private conversation and point out scripture that teaches their actions and words don't honor the Lord.
I'll close with Jude's doxology: to Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Seeking Him,
Sandy