Proverbs 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
The ways of backsliders (continues): They lose savour (Matt. 5:13) and grow cold in love (Matt. 24:12). They become offended (Mark 4:17) and fall away by temptation (Luke 8:13). They permit cares of the world, deceitfulness of riches, and lusts of other things to choke the Word (Mark 4:18-19). They become ashamed of Christ (Mark 8:38) and look back to old life (Luke 9:62). They become defeated by satan (Luke 11:21) and are overcome by sin (2Pet. 2:20). They lust after evil things (1Cor. 10:6) and are idolatrous (1Cor. 10:7). They commit fornication (1Cor. 10:8). They tempt Christ (1Cor. 10:9) and murmur (1Cor. 10:10). They become filled with debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings and tumults (2Cor. 12:20-21). They remove from Christ (Gal. 1:6-8). They disobey the truth (Gal. 3:1) and fall from grace (Gal. 5:4). They turn again to the old bondage of sin (Gal. 4:9; 5:1; 6:1). They put away faith (1Tim. 1:9) and turn aside after satan (1Tim. 5:15). They love money (1Tim. 6:10-21). They err from the faith (1Tim. 6:10-21) and depart from the faith (1Tim. 4:1-8). They deny Christ (2Tim. 2:12) and love the present world (2Tim. 4:10). They depart from God (Heb. 3:12) and harden their hearts by sin (Heb. 3:12-13). They fall in unbelief (Heb. 4:11). They fall away (Heb. 6:4-9; 10:26-29) and fail God’s grace (Heb. 12:15). They permit roots of bitterness to defile them (Heb. 12:15).
To be continued…
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