Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

They refuse

Bible References

They hold

1 Thessalonians 5:21
But try all, holding fast to the good.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,
Revelation 2:25
I say that I am imposing upon you no fresh burden; only hold fast what you have till I come.

They refuse

John 5:40
"you will not come to me that you may have life.
Hebrews 12:25
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape punishment when they refused to listen to their instructor on earth, much less shall we escape if we turn away from him who is teaching us from heaven;