TAKE
HEED LEST YE FALL
(1 Cor.
10:12; 1 Cor. 9:27)
The churches of Christ Greet You (Romans 16:16)
Falling away from
Christ is a real danger.
Heb. 10:38-39
2 Pet. 2:20
A child of God can
fall and be lost!
1 Cor. 10:12
Heb. 3:12 We can quit believing
Gal. 5:4 Some fell
Matt. 13:3-8; 18-23; 7:19 We can fail to bear fruit and thus be lost
Gal.6:7-9 Our harvest will depend on our sowing
Rev. 3:16 The lukewarm will be spewed out
John 15:1-6 We can be severed from Christ and burned
Matt. 25:14-30 A servant refusing to use his talents can be lost
Matt. 13:41-42 Certain ones in the kingdom will be cast into the furnace of fire
Some things which
cause people to drift away from Christ and His church
1 Cor. 15:33 Evil Associations
John 12:42-43 A desire to be popular
1 Cor. 7:38 Marriage adjustments
1 Kings 11:1-8 Marriage outside of the church
The coming of a baby
A move into a strange community
Rev. 3:17 Too much money (1 Tim. 6:17; Matt. 13:22; Ecc. 5:10)
Prov. 30:8-9 Too little money
2 Cor 6:1 Idleness in the church (Ecc. 9:10)
Sickness
Matt. 13:22 Working all day on Sunday (Heb. 10:25)
2 Tim. 4:10 Worldliness (Matt. 6:24; 1 John 2:15-17; James 4:4)
2 Cor. 11:26 Feeling of being wronged by the brethren (Act 15:2)
Discouragement
Gal. 6:1 The pharisaical attitude of some members
Some things which
fortify Christians against falling
Matt. 26:41 Learn the above things and watch and pray.
1 Thess. 5:22 Avoid evil
Matt. 26:33 Dont fool yourself by thinking you cant fall
Ja 1:12-15 Understand the progressiveness of sin (Ps. 1; Matt. 26:58-75; 2 Tim. 4:3-4)
Matt. 4:1-11 Memorize and quote Scripture (
Prov. 4:23 Control your thoughts (Matt. 15:19; Phil. 4:8)
2 Tim. 4:2 Attend worship and Bible class so you can better learn the word
2 Pet. 1:5-10 Add the Christians graces to your life (Matt. 10:22)
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