The great falling away is upon us...I’m reading these stories every week now. Some were “not of us,” but some, well, the Enemy of our soul apparently won. I simply don’t know how a person can TRULY trust in Jesus Christ and walk away.
If only all people would see the predictor and the mirror of the bible.
I know that many here do.
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Christians are just like everyone else, we have fears, disappointments, tragedies, etc etc etc. It s when we take our minds of Christ, and start to feel sorry for ourselves, that Satan comes along and feeds that self pity, and causes the person to become extremely self centered. They begin feeding their negative thoughts daily, and before you know it, they get so discouraged they walk away, or worse, commit suicide.
Yes even born again people can become so self absorbed that they come to a point where they take their own lives. Self centeredness along with mental health problems is a serious problem. Christians are not immune to mental health problems, and many allow those problems to consume them.
Satan laughs when Christians hurt. His goal is to cause as much misery in a person’s life that they quit or worse.
Of course, many who ‘walk away were, as you pointed out, never one of us to begin with. They are what is referred to as apostates. People who wanted all the ‘perks’ of being a part oft the family of God, but who never came to a true saving knowledge of Christ, then they finally get fed up, and turn from ‘the faith once and for all. To these folks, there is no salvation possible fro them on. They were never saved to begin. With, but with the vast knowledge they gained about God and salvation while playing thr part of a Christian, they now totally reject. God allowed them inside j formation so to spea. Allowed them to bet as close as a yone can to salvation, but they finally reject it
That is not to say that everyone who walks away is an apostate. Some just need a break for awhile. But those that openly dec.are ‘I am no longer a christian’ are very likely apostates who never tru,y saved
RE: I simply don’t know how a person can TRULY trust in Jesus Christ and walk away.
Here’s another interesting question to ponder: Which Jesus is that person trusting in? The Jesus of scripture, or a Jesus of their own personal desire? The former is the real Jesus, the latter is an idol that will fail you eventually.
Unfortunately, I hear too many church going people make remarks like: “MY JESUS would not disapprove of this” or “MY JESUS would not do that”. Whenever I hear the words MY JESUS, it’s a red flag to me.
For short term gain.
Read the parable of the Sower again.
Contemplate how Judas fell.
Study the early persecutions.
When faced with the choice of fame and wealth versus disdain and persecution, why be surprised some choose fame?