Hebrews 6:4-6 – The Danger of Falling Away
“It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.”
Hebrews 10:26-27 – Deliberate Sinning
“If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.”
Hebrews 10:29 – Trampling the Son of God
“How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?”
John 15:6 – Not Abiding in Christ
“If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.”
Galatians 5:4 – Severed from Christ
“You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.”
1 Timothy 4:1 – Departing from the Faith
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.”
2 Peter 2:20-22 – Returning to Sin
“If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: ‘A dog returns to its vomit,’ and, ‘A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.'”
1 John 1:6 – Walking in Darkness
“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.”
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Matthew 24:10-13 – Falling Away in the End Times
“And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Luke 8:13 – Falling Away Due to Trials
“And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.”
1 Corinthians 15:2 – Believing in Vain
“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.”
Genesis 3:3 – Consequences of Disobedience
“But God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'”
Genesis 3:6 – The Fall of Adam and Eve
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.”
Numbers 15:30-31 – Presumptuous Sin
“But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the Lord and must be cut off from their people. Because they have despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.”
Deuteronomy 4:1-2 – Obeying God’s Commands
“Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.”
Deuteronomy 29:18-20 – Idolatry and Turning Away
“Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison. When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, ‘I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,’ they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. The Lord will never be willing to forgive them; his wrath and zeal will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot out their names from under heaven.”
Matthew 16:24 – Denying Self and Taking Up the Cross
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'”
Matthew 26:74-75 – Peter Denying Jesus
“Then Peter began to call down curses, and he swore to them, ‘I don’t know the man!’ Immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: ‘Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.’ And he went outside and wept bitterly.”
Mark 14:18-20 – Judas Betraying Jesus
“While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.’ They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, ‘Surely you don’t mean me?’ ‘It is one of the Twelve,’ he replied, ‘one who dips bread into the bowl with me.'”
Luke 9:62 – Looking Back After Commitment
“Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.'”
Acts 1:25 – Betraying Jesus for Judas
“To take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.'”
Acts 5:1-11 – Lying to the Holy Spirit
“But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.’ When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, ‘Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.’ And she said, ‘Yes, for so much.’ But Peter said to her, ‘How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.’ Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.”
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 – Sexual Immorality in the Church
“It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this. So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.”
1 Timothy 1:19-20 – Shipwrecked Faith
“holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.”
2 Timothy 2:17-18 – Spreading False Doctrine
“Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.”
Titus 1:16 – Claiming to Know God but Denying Him
“They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.”
James 5:19-20 – Bringing a Brother Back
“My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.”
2 Peter 3:17 – Falling from Stability
“Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.”
1 John 2:19 – Going out from the Church
“They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.”
Revelation 2:4-5 – Losing Your First Love
“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”
Revelation 3:5 – Erasing Names from the Book of Life
“The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.”
Revelation 22:18-19 – Adding or Taking Away from God’s Word
“I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.”
Ezekiel 18:24 – Falling Back into Sin
“But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.”
1 Samuel 2:30 – Rejecting God’s Word
“Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.”
Psalms 119:53 – Horror Over Evil
“Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.”
Proverbs 14:14 – Turning from Good
“The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.”
Isaiah 59:2 – Separation from God
“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.”
Jeremiah 17:13 – Departing from the Lord
“Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water.”
Matthew 10:33 – Denying Jesus Before Others
“But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 12:30 – Not Being with Jesus
“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”
2 Peter 1:10 – Making Your Calling and Election Sure
“Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.”
Romans 11:22 – Falling Away Due to Unbelief
“Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.”
2 Timothy 2:12 – Denying Jesus Results in Being Denied
“if we disown him, he will also disown us;”
Matthew 24:12 – Increase of Lawlessness
“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.”
Joshua 24:15 – Choosing to Serve Other Gods
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”