What the bible says about
turning your back on God
 But He answered and said to them, "My mother and
My brothers are these who hear the word of God and
do it."
 Luke 8:21 (NKJV)
 The AOG in a Position paper said,
 “ The Calvinist stresses, rightly, God’s sovereignty
and divine prerogative, while the Arminian stresses,
also rightly, man’s free will and responsibility. The
two positions, however, must be considered together
to be rightly understood.”
 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear
the message and receive it with joy. But since they
don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then
they fall away when they face temptation.
 Luke 8:13 (NLT)
 1. What did the Apostolic Church Fathers Say?
 A. Justin Martyr- AD. 160
 Those of you who have confessed and known this
man to be Christ, yet who for some reason have gone
back…. And denied this man is Christ, and have not
repented before death – you will by no means be
saved
 B. Irenaeus – 170 AD.
 “ These men of old,… for whom the Son of God …
 Denied this man is Christ- and have not repented
before death- you will by no means be saved
 C. Apostolic Constitutions- 300AD.
 If you die in sin, there will remain no repentance for
you.”
 D. Clement of Alexandria 197AD
 It is neither the faith, nor the love, nor the hope, nor
the endurance of one day. Rather, he who endures
to the end will be saved.”
 E. Tertullian – 190 AD
 “No one is a Christian but he who perseveres even to
the end.”
 F. Cyprian – AD 250
 Praise men not before death, he that endures will
be saved.”
 G. Clement of Rome AD 96
 H. The Letter of Barnabus AD 70
 I. Shepherd of Hermes AD 100
 “if you will not guard yourself, you and your house
will lose all hope of salvation.”
 2. Some verses to consider.
 and he went out to meet King Asa as he was
returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he
shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and
Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you
stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find
him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
 2 Chron 15:2 (NLT)
 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand
to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom
of God."
 Luke 9:62 (NKJV)
 If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we
deny him, he will deny us.
 2 Tim 2:12 (NLT)
 And when people escape from the wickedness of the
world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again,
they are worse off than before.21 It would be better if
they had never known the way to righteousness than
to know it and then reject the command they were
given to live a holy life
 2 Peter 2:20-21 (NLT)
 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You
are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my
teachings.32 And you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free.”
 John 8:31-32 (NLT)
 3. So where did the view that you will be saved no
matter how you live come from?
 There was a group known as the Gnostics.
 Augustine was part of a group known as Manicheans.
 He did not know if you could know you were part of
the elect.
 Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by
the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have
comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the
world.2 This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If
a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus
Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God.3
But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not
acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from
God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you
heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.
 4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already
won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives
in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
 1 John 4:1-4 (NLT)
 4. Salvation is received and received and kept by
faith.
 A. We are saved by grace through faith.
 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And
you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
 Eph 2:8 (NLT)
 5. What causes us to drift?
 A. wrong crowd Walk with the wise and become wise;
 associate with fools and get in trouble.
 Prov 13:20 (NLT)
 B. wrong places I will set nothing wicked before my eyes;
 I hate the work of those who fall away;
 It shall not cling to me.
 Psalms 101:3 (NKJV)
 C. wrong passions “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t
love me or each other as you did at first![
 Rev 2:4 (NLT)
 D. Starts out slowly Their hearts were not loyal to him.
 They did not keep his covenant
 Psalms 78:37 (NLT)
 E. lost passion for God I will delight in your decrees
 and not forget your word.
 Psalms 119:16 (NLT)
 God holds us:
 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us
from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels
nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries
about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can
separate us from God’s love.39 No power in the sky
above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all
creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of
God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)