Abandonment and turning away from God after living a life of righteousness with Salvation and with Jesus in our hearts.
The doctrine of the unforgivable sin has been a subject of controversy by Bible scholars and Pastors for hundreds of years. It is one of the largest doctrines that have caused heated arguments and disagreements. These heated arguments have dissolved long lasting friendships.
One side says; “once saved always saved, if an individual falls away and slips into apostasy they were never a Christian.”
Others believe; one can lead a life as a Christian growing with sanctification and righteousness with Jesus in their heart following Gods commandments, precepts, and exhortations, and yet turn away and assault the Holy Spirit by stating there is no God - this is the definition of Apostasy.
Apostasy is turning away from a an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith - abandonment of a previous loyalty, defection, and desertion.
Let me clarify, I’m not condemning, judging, or criticizing others. I respect brothers and sisters with their opinions. It’s ok to disagree with love and diplomacy.
Let me say first off I’m not attempting to prove others wrong, I am not a prophet or great Biblical scholar. I don’t attempt to impress others with formal education and and a PhD.
I do not attempt to impress others with my understanding, reasoning and wisdom.
I do not lean on my own understanding.
I ask continually for wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit, I give God all the credit who leads and teaches me.
I’m just a humble Chaplain and Prayer Minister who dedicates his short life here on earth to serving others in Jesus name.
I work full time for Jesus, the pay is out of this world.
I thank the Lord our God daily for all that He does and has done.
I have this great thirst instilled in me which is never quenched by the Holy Spirit to study the scriptures several hours a day.
I’m a infrequent sinner that repents and asks for forgiveness, not a habitual sinner.
I believe we must resist and rebuke the enemy on a daily basis. The evil one and his cohorts strike out in the most subtle of ways because they hate praying, Bible studies, teachings, and preaching, etc.
We must fight off arrogance and pride, we must stay tuned up with Jesus and not rust or we can slip away.
2 Peter 2
The Appearance of False Prophets
1 But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their indecent behavior, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; 3 and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, held for judgment; 5 and did not spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example of what is coming for the ungodly; 7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the perverted conduct of unscrupulous people 8 (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt passion, and despise authority.
Reckless, self-centered, they speak abusively of angelic majesties without trembling, 11 whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a demeaning judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions as they feast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having hearts trained in greed, accursed children; 15 abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.
17 These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved. 18 For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.
Romans 11:20-22
20 Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; 21 for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. 22 See then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; for otherwise you too will be cut off.
1 Timothy 4:1-5
Abandonment of Faith
4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 3 who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; 5 for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.
Hebrews 10:26-39 (NASB)
26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, 33 partly by being made a public spectacle through insults and distress, and partly by becoming companions with those who were so treated. 34 For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and lasting possession. 35 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
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For yet in a very little while,
He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
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But My righteous one will live by faith;
And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.
Tim Skon, Chaplain, Prayer Minister,
serving others in Jesus name
4/8/17
