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WE HAVE NO REASON FOR ATHEISM AND DOUBT IN THE TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD. Doubt is a traitor, as Shakespeare said.

 

 

What inevitably leads to apostasy from God?

“Be careful, brethren, that there be no evil or unbelieving heart in any of you, lest you depart from the living God” (Heb 3.12).

 

 

How did the stubborn apostasy of the inhabitants of Jerusalem manifest itself?

“Why is this people, Jerusalem, in stubborn apostasy? they hold fast to deceit and do not want to be converted. I watched and listened: they do not speak the truth, no one repents of their wickedness, no one says: “What have I done?” ; each turns to his own way, like a horse rushing into battle” (Jer 8.5-6).

 

 

What is one of the hallmarks of apostasy?

“Since the days of your fathers, you have departed from my ordinances and have not kept them; Turn to Me, and I will turn to you, says the Lord of hosts. You say, “How can we apply?“ “ (Mal 3.7).

 

 

What neglected ordinance does God refer to?

“Her priests break My law and defile the shrines of Mom, do not separate the holy from the unholy and do not distinguish between the pure and the unclean, and from My Sabbaths they closed their eyes, and I am humbled by them” (Ezek 22.26).

 

 

What else does God charge?

“Can a person rob God? And you are robbing me. You will say: "What are we stealing from you?" Tithes and offerings” (Mal 3.8).

 

 

What does God recommend to do?

“Bring all the tithes to the house of storage, so that there will be food in My house, and although in this test Me, says the Lord of hosts: will I not open for you the openings of heaven and pour out blessings on you to excess?” (v.10).

 

 

What did some of Christ's disciples do when they did not understand His clear teaching?

“From that time on, many of His disciples departed from Him and no longer walked with Him” (John 6.66).

 

 

On what condition does God promise to show His abundant mercy to sinners?

“Let the wicked leave his way, and the wicked leave his thoughts, and turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He is much merciful” (Is 55.7).

 

 

Why must the wicked change their way of thinking and their ways in order to be saved?

“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways are My ways, says the Lord” (v.8).

Note. God wants us to think the way He does, to think about what is true, pure, and eternal. And He wants us to take His ways, sweet ways, and walk in His path, the path of the world.

 

 

What is especially necessary to do in order not to depart from the faith?

“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation: the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mark 14.38).

 

 

To what are believers called?

“Test yourselves, are you in the faith? explore yourself. Or do you not know yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you? Are you not what you should be” (2 Cor 13.5).

 

 

What will a person avoid if the Law of God is in his heart?

“The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall not be shaken” (Ps 37:31).

 

 

What does God do when an apostate repents?

“Take prayer words with you and turn to the Lord; say to Him: Take away all iniquity and accept it for good, and we will offer the sacrifice of our mouth... I will heal their backsliding, I will love them according to good pleasure; for my anger is turned away from them” (Os 14.3-5).

 

 

Will the danger of apostasy increase in the last days?

“And because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold” (Matt 24.12).

 

 

What end-time vices are we specifically warned against?

“Take care of yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with overeating and drunkenness and worldly cares, and lest that day come upon you suddenly” (Luke 21.34).

 

 

What are we called to do in view of the dangers that lie in wait for you?

“Therefore, watch at all times and pray that you may be able to avoid all these future disasters and stand before the Son of Man” (v.36).