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 – Don’t fool yourself by thinking you can’t 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 (Jam. 4:7; Ps. 119:11)

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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