Steps toward Apostasy

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Steps toward Apostasy

• 2 Timothy 41-5

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Satan Never Leaves Christians Alone!

• At war with the church, Rev. 1217
• Spiritual warfare, 2 Cor. 103-5
• Do not surrender, Eph. 610-13
• More than conquerors, Rom. 837-39

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APOSTASY

• aphistemi lit., a standing away from (apo, from
  histemi, to stand)
• apostasia, a falling away, defection (Thayer,
  67), 2 Ths. 23
• aphistemi, To depart, go away from apostatise
  (Moulton, 62), 1 Tim. 41

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Apostasy is Defection from

• The word of God, Luke 813
• The faith, 1 Timothy 41
• God, Hebrews 312-13

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History of ManHistory of Apostasy

• Adam and Eve (Gen. 217 39-10)
• Sons of God (Gen. 61-5 426)
• Israel (Exo. 328 Jer. 38)
• Jesus warned His disciples, Matt. 1022 1 Cor.
  1012 Rev. 24-5

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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 1 Wrong attitude toward truth, 43
  (Prov. 423 237)
• Will not endure sound doctrine (Psa. 119140)
• Other messages (41-2)
• Complacency, compromise, convenience shame

Prevention Seek, welcome walk in truth,
1 Ths. 213 Col. 26-7
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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 2 Comfortable with error, 43
• According to their own desires
  (1 Jno. 215-17)
• Choke Gods word, Mk. 418-19 Jas. 41-4
• Judah, Jer. 530-31
• Itching ears Hear only what pleases

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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 2 Comfortable with error, 43
• Bears with false teachers, 2 Cor. 114
• Will cause us to be lost, Eph. 58-13 (2 Jno.
  9-11)

Prevention Humbly contend for the faith
(Jude 3 Jas. 47-10)
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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 3 Abandon truth replace it with
  error, 44
• Turn their ears away from the truth
• How do we react to Gods word
• Ignore? Psa. 323
• Argue? Acts 539 2614
• Falsely accuse? Gal. 416
• Too hard? 1 Cor. 1012-13

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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 3 Abandon truth replace it with
  error, 44
• Be turned aside to fables
• Dislocated from proper place, Col. 218-19
• Fables Narratives, fiction
• Profane, idle babblings Contradict truth, 1
  Tim. 620-21

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How Apostasy Develops (2 Tim. 41-5)

• Step 3 Abandon truth replace it with error,
  44
• Gospel is not sophistry of fables, 2 Pet. 116
• Repeatedly warned, 1 Tim. 14 47
  2 Tim. 44 Titus 114

Prevention Be watchful, endure
work 2 Tim. 45 Jno.
831-32
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Any Step Toward Apostasy is Going too Far! (1
Jno. 21)

• Remedy Repent do the first works, Rev.
  24-5 Matt. 633
• Lest hardening occur repentance is impossible,
  1 Tim. 42 Heb. 313 64-6
• Do not procrastinate or be complacent spiritual
  death! (Acts 820-24)