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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 8706 apostasy, warnings against personal
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Dictionary of Bible Themes
8000 The life of the believer
8700 Threats to the life of faith
8704 apostasy
8706 apostasy, warnings against personal
8706 apostasy, warnings against personal
8706 apostasy, warnings against personal
It is possible for individuals to fall away from faith or turn against Jesus Christ. Scripture identifies this danger and warns against its negative consequences.
Personal apostasy described
Heb 6:4-8 See also Mt 13:20-21 pp Mk 4:16-17 pp Lk 8:13; Mt 24:10-12; Gal 1:6; Gal 5:4; 2Th 2:3; 2Ti 4:3-4; 1Ti 4:1; 1Jn 2:19; 1Jn 5:16
Warnings against personal apostasy
Heb 10:26-31 See also Mt 10:33 pp Mk 8:38 pp Lk 12:9; Jn 15:6; 2Ti 2:12; Heb 3:12; 2Pe 3:17
OT examples of personal apostasy
Dt 13:1-11 an unfruitful prophet or relative King Saul: 1Sa 15:11,28; 1Sa 16:14; 2Sa 7:15
2Ch 26:16-21 King Uzziah; 2Ch 28:19-27 King Ahaz
NT examples of personal apostasy
Mt 26:14-16 pp Mk 14:10-11 pp Lk 22:3-6 Judas; Lk 13:26-27; Jn 6:66; Ac 5:1-11 Ananias and Sapphira; 1Ti 1:19-20 Hymenaeus and Alexander; Tit 1:16; 2Ti 4:10 Demas; 2Pe 2:1-3,10-15,20-22; Jude 4,8-16; Rev 2:20-22 Jezebel
See also
| 6218 | provoking God |
| 6232 | rejection of God, results |
| 8712 | denial of Christ |
| 8749 | false teachers |
| 8766 | heresies |
| 8839 | unfaithfulness |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
