22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
In this verse, Jude urges his readers to "snatch out of the fire" unbelievers who are perilously close to entering eternal punishment. A key point made in this letter is the danger posed by false teachers. Not only do these men place themselves in danger of eternal punishment (Jude 1:13), they can also disrupt the faith of others (Jude 1:10–12). For those who are not in open rebellion, but are merely confused or suffering from doubt, our response should be that of mercy. We need to seek their redemption, not their condemnation (Jude 1:22).
At the same time, Jude portrays some unbelievers as so contaminated by immorality that this compassion needs to come with sensible caution. It is commendable to reach grossly immoral unbelievers, but it is unacceptable to be drawn into their immorality. Jesus reached out with the message of forgiveness to the most sinful members of society (Mark 2:15–17), but He did not participate in their sin (Hebrews 4:15). Nor did He approve of it (John 8:11).
The sum of it is, there are people who are evil yes. And we should try to save them.
But there are people who are so evil, trying to save them is a danger unto itself. What good is trying to save someone if the only way to meet them half way is to corrupt yourself?
For such people, we must have a stern hand. We must deprive them of what permits their great evil, so they have nothing left to lose and everything to gain from casting off their mantle of evil.
Sure, but be aware that they might fight to the death to prevent you from taking that which permits them to sin.
You can't make them save themselves. If you press to hard, they may kill themselves, or you, when confronted with a reality where they can no longer sin.
In such cases, God says to dust your feet off and leave them be.
However, if they force you to accept them then you can't just ignore them.
If you can't ignore them, and you can't convince them, and they are threatening your own salvation, then what is left for you to do? Let them?
They may take your life, but when they try to take your soul, the only option is to fight back, and not play Mr. Nice Guy anymore. They become Satan, which means Adversary.
Universe -> One Verse -> One Word -> The Word
Satan -> Adversary -> Against the Verse -> Against The Word
The ultimate evil is the rationale that the ends justify the means.
If you attempt to save another, but in turn you corrupt your self by participating in their evils, then such a foolish ambition itself is evil.
Read Jude's Epistle. It's short.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude&version=NIV
https://www.bibleref.com/Jude/1/Jude-1-23.html
What does Jude 1:23 mean?
In this verse, Jude urges his readers to "snatch out of the fire" unbelievers who are perilously close to entering eternal punishment. A key point made in this letter is the danger posed by false teachers. Not only do these men place themselves in danger of eternal punishment (Jude 1:13), they can also disrupt the faith of others (Jude 1:10–12). For those who are not in open rebellion, but are merely confused or suffering from doubt, our response should be that of mercy. We need to seek their redemption, not their condemnation (Jude 1:22).
At the same time, Jude portrays some unbelievers as so contaminated by immorality that this compassion needs to come with sensible caution. It is commendable to reach grossly immoral unbelievers, but it is unacceptable to be drawn into their immorality. Jesus reached out with the message of forgiveness to the most sinful members of society (Mark 2:15–17), but He did not participate in their sin (Hebrews 4:15). Nor did He approve of it (John 8:11).
The sum of it is, there are people who are evil yes. And we should try to save them.
But there are people who are so evil, trying to save them is a danger unto itself. What good is trying to save someone if the only way to meet them half way is to corrupt yourself?
For such people, we must have a stern hand. We must deprive them of what permits their great evil, so they have nothing left to lose and everything to gain from casting off their mantle of evil.
This suggests that ACTION must be taken. In order to "seek" one must ACTIVELY participate in the redemption. Am I off?
Sure, but be aware that they might fight to the death to prevent you from taking that which permits them to sin.
You can't make them save themselves. If you press to hard, they may kill themselves, or you, when confronted with a reality where they can no longer sin.
In such cases, God says to dust your feet off and leave them be.
However, if they force you to accept them then you can't just ignore them.
If you can't ignore them, and you can't convince them, and they are threatening your own salvation, then what is left for you to do? Let them?
They may take your life, but when they try to take your soul, the only option is to fight back, and not play Mr. Nice Guy anymore. They become Satan, which means Adversary.
Universe -> One Verse -> One Word -> The Word
Satan -> Adversary -> Against the Verse -> Against The Word
The ultimate evil is the rationale that the ends justify the means.
If you attempt to save another, but in turn you corrupt your self by participating in their evils, then such a foolish ambition itself is evil.
I hope I'm making sense.
Ultimately, you can't save them all.