Steps To Apostasy

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Steps To Apostasy

• 2 Timothy 43-4

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Apostasy is Real

• What is it?
• A-po-sta-sia
• Falling away, forsake (Strongs)
• A defection, revolt, apostasy (Vines)
• Fall away from the faith (1 Tim. 41)
• Gone astray from the faith (1 Tim. 621).
• Preached against in Acts 2029ff, Gal. 16ff,
  Col. 218ff, Tit. 19, 10.

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Apostasy is Real

• Therefore God is diligent to prepare us to fight
  against such error.
• 2 Cor. 104-5 Spiritual weapons of warfare
  (word, faith, etc.) for casting down arguments.
• 2 Tim. 43-4 He shows us the pattern of apostasy
  and means to overcome it.

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The Pattern of Apostasy2 Timothy 43-4
Falling away
2 Thess. 23
Not Endure Sound Doctrine
Heap up for themselves teachers
Turn away from truth.
Turn aside to fables.
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Gods Solution

• Put on armor of God (Eph. 613ff).
• Preach the word (2 Tim. 42).
• Watch, endure, do the work (2 Tim. 45).
• Contend earnestly for the faith (Jude 3).
• Be vigilant, resist, steadfast in faith (2 Pet.
  58-9).
• Fight the good fight of faith (1 Tim. 612).

Not Unity in Diversity. Not tolerance. Not
many roads to the same place.
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Conclusion

• God does not say these things because He is cruel
  or legalistic.
• There is only one faith (because there only one
  Lord and Jesus only established one gospel) (Eph.
  44-6).
• Men sinned in the first place because we turned
  away from Gods truth.
• Now we can have salvation in Christ, but if we
  choose to go into apostasy again, Christs
  sacrifice will not save us (Heb. 1026).

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Conclusion

• Error is in the world and it is a serious
  problem.
• We need to take this seriously and strive to
  preach the word and endure sound doctrine so
  that we may be found faithful when the Lord
  comes.
• Are you willing?