APOSTASY, FALLING AWAY (10)

1. Bible Study

a) The Bible tells the story of how God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — loves us and wants us to love Him, despite our brokenness and tendency to go our own way (Isaiah 53:6). This relationship is the “main thing” about the Bible and it’s the “main thing” to keep focused on. 

b) God's Word is fully sufficient to prepare us for everything the Bible commands us to do. The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to transform us into Christ-likeness. 

c) We study to understand God's character and attributes. Study the Bible anytime, anywhere. Each topic is ideal for personal learning but may also be adapted for a group as well.

2. Apostasy, Falling Away

a) If Christians fall away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God.

i) Hebrews 6:4-6  

4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 

b) When Christians sin willfully, they trample the Son of God under foot, count the blood of the covenant by which they had been sanctified a common thing, and insult the Spirit of grace.

c) Christians can throw away their confidence (Hebrews 10:35).

d) Christians can shrink back to destruction (Hebrews 10:39).