9 Bible Verses about Backsliding
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But Jesus said to him, "Nobody who begins plowing [a field] and then looks back [i.e., in regret for beginning such an arduous task] is suited for [serving in] the kingdom of God."
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one [Note: The Greek says just "the evil"].
[Also] guard that precious treasure [i.e., the Gospel message] which was entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit, who lives in us.
Now, may there be honor and majesty and power to God, who is able to guard you people from stumbling [and falling away from Him, See Gal. 5:4], and [who is able] to place you before His glorious presence without any [moral] blemish, but with great joy.
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Backsliding » Guilt and consequences of
But Jesus said to him, "Nobody who begins plowing [a field] and then looks back [i.e., in regret for beginning such an arduous task] is suited for [serving in] the kingdom of God."
Backsliding » Exhortations to return from
Backsliding » Is departing from the simplicity of the gospel
You [Christians] were running [the race of life] well; who hindered you [from making further progress] so that [now] you are no longer obeying the truth?
But I am afraid that somehow, just as the snake tricked Eve by his cunning, your minds might [also] be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
You foolish people [of the churches] of Galatia [Note: This was a province in present-day Turkey], who tricked you? Was not Jesus Christ graphically portrayed before you as being put to death on a cross? The only thing I would like to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Holy Spirit [into your lives] by [meeting the requirements of] the law of Moses or by hearing [and obeying the message] of faith [in Christ]? Are you so foolish [as to believe that after] having begun [your Christian lives] through [the power of] the Holy Spirit, you can [now] become complete by [living according to your human strength]?
Those of you who seek to be right with God by observing the requirements of the law of Moses have severed yourselves from [your relationship with] Christ; you have fallen away from God's unearned favor.
Backsliding » Pardon of, promised
Backsliding » Results of » Selfish absorption
Backsliding » Exemplified
Backsliding » Sin of, to be confessed
Backsliding » Pray to be restored from
Backsliding » Warnings against
So, the person who thinks he is standing firm [in the faith] should pay attention [to his life], so that he does not fall [away from God].
Backsliding » Blessedness of those who keep from
Backsliding » Brings its own punishment
Backsliding » Punishment of tempting others to the sin of
But that person who causes one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] who believes in me to be led astray [from God], he would have been better off to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and dumped into a deep ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a heavy circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle].
Backsliding » Endeavor to bring back those guilty of
Brothers, if any one of you is overwhelmed by a [particular] sin, those of you who are spiritually minded should [attempt to] restore such a person [to faithfulness]. But do it in a gentle way, being very careful that you yourself do not become tempted [to get involved in any sin].
My brothers, if anyone among you strays away from the truth [of God's inspired message], and someone brings him back [to it], that person should know that whoever brings a sinner back from the error of his way will save that soul from [spiritual] death and will cover over a large number of sins [i.e., the many sins of that person will become forgiven].
Backsliding » Results of » Divine displeasure
And my [i.e., God's] righteous person will [obtain] life by [his] faith [in God]. But if he turns back [from me], my soul is not pleased with him."
For if people who have escaped from the defiling practices of the world by coming to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, become tangled up in them again, and are overcome by them, these people are worse off than before they were converted.
Backsliding » Liable to continue and increase
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Backsliding » Not hopeless
Backsliding » Proneness to
Backsliding » Healing of, promised
Backsliding » Results of » Unfitness for the kingdom
But Jesus said to him, "Nobody who begins plowing [a field] and then looks back [i.e., in regret for beginning such an arduous task] is suited for [serving in] the kingdom of God."
I am astonished that you people are so quickly abandoning God [i.e., by rejecting His truth], who called you [to Himself] through the unearned favor bestowed [on us] by Christ. [You are turning] to a different "gospel,"
Backsliding » God is displeased at
Backsliding » Exemplified » Peter
But he denied [it] in front of all of them, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about." And when he had gone out by the gate, another servant-girl saw him and said to those nearby, "This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth." And he denied [it] again, [this time] with an oath, saying, "I do not [even] know the man." read more.
And a little later, those standing nearby came to Peter and said, "[We know] for sure, you also are one of them [i.e., Jesus' disciples], because your accent gives you away." Then Peter began to curse and swear, "[I tell you], I do not know the man." And immediately a rooster crowed.
Backsliding » Exemplified » saul
Backsliding » Results of » Loss of spiritual enthusiasm
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church].
Backsliding » The backslider in heart
Backsliding » A haughty spirit leads to
Backsliding » Is leaving the first love
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church].
Backsliding » Results of » Religious indifference
And because sin will abound, many people will grow cold in their love [for one another].
Backsliding » Results of » Bondage to forms
But now that you have come to know God [as your Father], or rather, to be known by Him [as His children], how can you turn back again to the weak, cheap, elementary teachings [of the law of Moses], to which you [seem to] desire to become enslaved?
Backsliding » What backslidings do
Backsliding » Is turning from God
Backsliding » Hateful to saints
Backsliding » Afflictions sent to heal
Hatred » We should exhibit against » Backsliding
Protection » Withdrawn from the » Backsliding
Topics on Backsliding
Backsliding, Causes
Mark 4:18-19And other seeds represent those who are sown among thorns. These are people who heard 'the word,'
Backsliding, Christian Examples
Luke 22:31"Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].
Backsliding, Results
Luke 9:62But Jesus said to him, "Nobody who begins plowing [a field] and then looks back [i.e., in regret for beginning such an arduous task] is suited for [serving in] the kingdom of God."