Bible Answers
A leather Bible with ribbon bookmarks beside a fountain pen and index cards

You Can Fall Away!

Topical sermon outlineSin and Salvation

You Can Fall Away!

Topical Sermons
Listen to this sermonYou Can Fall Away! · December 23, 2007

Scripture Reading: Hebrews 3:12-15

You Can Fall Away!

Intro.

1. Christians can be confident of our salvation (1 Jno. 5:13; 1 Pet. 1:3-5).

2. However, this does not mean that Christians have a license to sin without the expectation of punishment (Rom. 6:1-2, 23).

3. Christians are called to diligent watchfulness to avoid falling away from God (Heb. 3:12-13).

4. Christians can fall away from grace (Gal. 5:4; Rom. 5:2).

Apostasy literally means “a standing away,” hence the concept of “falling away.” It is “an abandoning of what one believed in, as a faith, etc.” (Webster).

Since so many religious people have been persuaded that it is impossible for Christians to fall away & be lost, we must be very aware of what the Bible actually teaches. Bible truth refutes this false doctrine of men.

THE POSSIBILITY OF APOSTASY:

  • Righteous can turn away from righteousness & die, Ezek. 18:24.
  • One who has believed can fall away, Luke 8:13.
  • Christian severed from Christ – fallen away from grace, Gal. 5:2-4.
  • An enlightened one can fall away & be unreachable, Heb. 6:4-6.
  • See: 1 Cor. 10:12; 2 Ths. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 2 Tim. 4:3-4; Jas. 5:19-20

EXAMPLES OF APOSTASY OF GOD’S PEOPLE:

  • Israel, Exo. 24:7; 32:7-8; Jer. 3:6-14 (“backsliding Israel”).
  • Simon Peter, Luke 22:31-34, 54-62; Gal. 2:11-14.
  • Simon, Acts 8:12-13, 18-24.
  • Fornicator in Corinthian church, 1 Cor. 5:1-5, 13; 2 Cor. 2:5-8.
  • Hymenaeus and Alexander, 1 Tim. 1:18-20.
  • Laodiceans, Rev. 3:15-19.

CAUSES OF APOSTASY:

  • Times of temptation, Luke 8:13.
  • Worldliness, Luke 8:14; Jas. 4:4; 2 Tim. 4:10.
  • False doctrine, Acts 20:29-30; 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 6:3-5.
  • Seeking justification by the OT Law of Moses, Gal. 5:4.
  • Hardened hearts against God’s revealed will, Heb. 3:12-13.

THE PREVENTION OF APOSTASY:

  • Spiritual growth to maturity, 1 Pet. 2:1-2; 2 Pet. 1:5-11.
  • Don’t love the world/Seek heavenly things, 1 Jno. 2:15-17; Col. 3:1-3.
  • Live in the doctrine of Christ, 2 Jno. 9; 1 Tim. 6:3; 1:3.
  • Know that salvation is only in Christ, Gal. 2:16; Acts 4:12.
  • Do not harden your heart against God’s will, Heb. 3:7-8.

THE CHRISTIAN’S REMEDY FOR APOSTASY:

  • Repent of your sin, Acts 8:22; 17:30.
  • Confess your sin to God, 1 John 1:9.
  • Pray to God for His forgiveness, Acts 8:22.
  • Conversion (new life), Jas. 5:19-20; Gal. 6:1; Rev. 2:5.

Conclusion

1. If you are not a Christian you are already standing away from God.

2. The gospel of Christ is your only way to God, Acts 4:12.

3. Christian: Be on guard lest you fall from your own steadfastness, 2 Pet. 3:17-18.

zqhebrewso zqhebrewshpo zqhebrewshpvkmo zqhebrewshpvkpo zqhebrewshpvkqo zqhebrewshpvkwo zqkjohno zqkjohnhwo zqkjohnhwvkpo zqkpetero zqkpeterhko zqkpeterhkvpo zqkpeterhkvqo zqkpeterhkvwo zqromanso zqromanshxo zqromanshxvko zqromanshxvmo zqgalatianso zqgalatianshwo zqgalatianshwvqo zqromanshwo zqromanshwvmo zqezekielo zqezekielhkjo zqezekielhkjvmqo zqlukeo zqlukehjo zqlukehjvkpo zqgalatianshwvmo zqgalatianshwvpo zqhebrewshxo zqhebrewshxvqo zqhebrewshxvwo zqhebrewshxvxo zqkcorinthianso zqkcorinthianshkbo zqkcorinthianshkbvkmo zqktimothyo zqktimothyhqo zqktimothyhqvko zqktimothyhqvmo zqktimothyhqvpo zqmtimothyo zqmtimothyhqo zqmtimothyhqvpo zqmtimothyhqvqo zqjameso zqjameshwo zqjameshwvkfo zqjameshwvmbo zqexoduso zqexodushmqo zqexodushmqvzo zqexodushmqvjo zqexodushpmo zqexodushpmvzo zqexodushpmvjo zqjeremiaho zqjeremiahhpo zqjeremiahhpvxo zqjeremiahhpvzo zqjeremiahhpvjo zqjeremiahhpvfo zqjeremiahhpvkbo zqjeremiahhpvkko zqjeremiahhpvkmo zqjeremiahhpvkpo zqjeremiahhpvkqo zqlukehmmo zqlukehmmvpko zqlukehmmvpmo zqlukehmmvppo zqlukehmmvpqo zqgalatianshmo zqgalatianshmvkko zqgalatianshmvkmo zqgalatianshmvkpo zqgalatianshmvkqo zqactso zqactshjo zqactshjvkmo zqactshjvkpo zqkcorinthianshwo zqkcorinthianshwvko zqkcorinthianshwvmo zqkcorinthianshwvpo zqkcorinthianshwvqo zqkcorinthianshwvwo zqmcorinthianso zqmcorinthianshmo zqmcorinthianshmvwo zqmcorinthianshmvxo zqmcorinthianshmvzo zqmcorinthianshmvjo zqktimothyhko zqktimothyhkvkjo zqktimothyhkvkfo zqktimothyhkvmbo zqrevelationo zqrevelationhpo zqrevelationhpvkwo zqrevelationhpvkxo zqrevelationhpvkzo zqrevelationhpvkjo zqrevelationhpvkfo zqlukehjvkqo zqjameshqo zqjameshqvqo zqmtimothyhqvkbo zqactshmbo zqactshmbvmfo zqactshmbvpbo zqktimothyhxo zqktimothyhxvpo zqktimothyhxvqo zqktimothyhxvwo zqkpeterhmo zqkpeterhmvko zqkpeterhmvmo zqmpetero zqmpeterhko zqmpeterhkvwo zqmpeterhkvxo zqmpeterhkvzo zqmpeterhkvjo zqmpeterhkvfo zqmpeterhkvkbo zqmpeterhkvkko zqkjohnhmo zqkjohnhmvkwo zqkjohnhmvkxo zqkjohnhmvkzo zqcolossianso zqcolossianshpo zqcolossianshpvko zqcolossianshpvmo zqcolossianshpvpo zqmjohno zqmjohnhfo zqktimothyhkvpo zqgalatianshmvkxo zqactshqo zqactshqvkmo zqhebrewshpvzo zqhebrewshpvjo zqactshjvmmo zqactshkzo zqactshkzvpbo zqkjohnhko zqkjohnhkvfo zqgalatianshxo zqgalatianshxvko zqrevelationhmo zqrevelationhmvwo zqmpeterhpo zqmpeterhpvkzo zqmpeterhpvkjo

From Bible Answers, https://www.bibleanswer.com/topical-sermons/canfallaway. Permission is granted to use the Bible study and teaching material found on this website to the glory of God and the spread of His gospel. We request that proper citation and/or hyperlinks are included when republishing material from website.