15 Bible Verses about Apostasy, Personal Warnings

For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ; but I fear, lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity which is in Christ.

And He said to another, Follow thou me. And he said, Lord, permit me first having gone away to bury my father. And Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead; but thou having gone away proclaim the kingdom of God. And another said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee; but first permit me to bid adieu to those at my own home.read more.
And Jesus said to him, No one putting his hand to the plow, and looking back, is worthy of the kingdom of God.

O foolish Galatians, who has been bewitching you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was set forth having been crucified? I only wish to learn this from you, Did you receive the Spirit by works of law, or by hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect in the flesh?

But whosoever may offend one of these little ones, who believe in me, it is good for him that a millstone may be hanged to his neck, and he may be drowned in the depth of the sea.

You were running well; who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth? The persuasion is not of the one calling you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.read more.
I have confidence in reference to you in the Lord, that you shall be none otherwise minded: but the one troubling you shall bear the judgment, whosoever he may be.

So let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he may fall. No temptation has overtaken you, except that which is human: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation, He will also make a way of escape, in order that you may be able to bear it.

See, brethren, lest at some time there shall be in some one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God: but exhort one another each day, while it is called to-day; in order that no one of you may be hardened with the deceitfulness of sin: for we have been made partakers of Christ, if indeed we may hold fast the beginning of confidence firm unto the end.

and then many will be offended; and they will betray one another, and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and deceive many. And because iniquity doth abound, the divine love of many will grow cold.read more.
But the one persevering to the end, the same shall be saved.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders, to deceive even the elect, if possible. But you see: behold, I have foretold you all things.

And you, being at one time aliens and enemies in your minds on account of wicked works, nevertheless he has now reconciled in the body of his cross through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreprovable before him, if you abide in the faith, having been grounded and firm, and not moved from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, having been preached in all creation which is under heaven; whose minister I Paul became.

O Timothy, stand guard over that which has been committed to you, avoiding unsanctified, empty talks and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called, which some proclaiming have made shipwreck concerning the faith. Grace be with you.

Therefore cast not away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of patience, in order that, having done the will of God, you will inherit the promise. For yet a little while, the one coming will come, and will not tarry.read more.
My righteous man shall live by faith: and if he may draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of the drawing back unto perdition; but of faith unto the salvation of the soul.

Therefore let us indeed, having around us so great a cloud of witnesses, having laid aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, run with patience the race which is set before us, looking unto Jesus the beginner and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was placed before him, endured the cross, looking with contempt at the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him who has endured so great a contradiction of sinners against himself, in order that you may not become weary, fainting in your souls.read more.
For you have not yet resisted unto blood, fighting against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art proven of him: for whom the Lord loves he chastises, and scourges every son whom he receives. Endure unto chastisement; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom the father does not chastise? And if you are without chastisement, of which all have been partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons.

Then you, beloved, foreknowing watch, lest, having been led away by the delusion of the ungodly, you may fall from your own stedfastness: but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of the age.

and a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies; and authority was given unto him to prevail forty-two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, those dwelling in the heaven. And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to conquer them: and authority was given unto him over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation.read more.
And all those who dwell upon the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world, will worship him. if any one has ears, let him hear. If any one leads into captivity he goes into captivity: if any one kills with a sword, it behooves him to be killed with a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.