24 Bible Verses about Falling Away From God
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and who have fallen away, as long as they continue to crucify the Son of God to their own detriment by exposing him to public ridicule.
See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.
Then many people will fall away, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
Now the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,
Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless the rebellion takes place first and the man of sin, who is destined for destruction, is revealed.
All have turned away, together they have become corrupt; no one practices what is good, not even one.
They fell away and were as disloyal as their ancestors. They became unreliable, like a defective bow;
For forty years I loathed that generation, so I said, "They are a people whose hearts continuously err, and they have not understood my ways."
He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.
The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.
He tends ashes. A deceived mind has lead him astray. It cannot be his life, nor can he say, "There's a lie in my right hand."
Your wickedness will be punished, and you will be corrected due to your acts of apostasy. Know and see that it's evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God, but the fear of me is not in you," declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.
"Turn back, unfaithful people, and I'll heal your unfaithfulness." "Look, we're coming to you because you are the LORD our God.
Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will devastate them. A leopard is watching their towns, and everyone who goes out of them will be torn to pieces. For their transgressions are many, and their apostasies numerous. Why should I forgive you? Your sons have forsaken me, and you have sworn by those who aren't gods. When I gave them enough food to satisfy them, they committed adultery and marched to the prostitute's house.
But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They pursued their own plans, stubbornly following their own evil desires. They went backward and not forward.
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up. Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame. The ground is cracked, because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed, and they cover their heads in shame.read more.
Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass. Wild donkeys stand on the barren hills. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyesight fails because there is no vegetation." LORD,even though our iniquities testify against us, do something for the sake of your name. Indeed, our apostasies are many, and we have sinned against you.
You have deserted me," declares the LORD. "You keep going backward. I'll reach out my hand and destroy you. I'm tired of showing compassion.
The sword will fall on their cities, consuming and devouring their fortified gates, despite their planning. My people are determined to turn away from me; though they call to the Most High, no one is worshiping.
"Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have fallen due to your own iniquity.
In the same way, their males also abandoned their natural sexual function toward females and burned with lust toward one another. Males committed indecent acts with males, and received within themselves the appropriate penalty for their perversion.
but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."
And so, dear friends, since you already know these things, continuously be on your guard not to be carried away by the deception of lawless people. Otherwise, you may fall from your secure position.
