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BACKSLIDING, ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS
Introduction:
1. What is meant by "backsliding?"
2. Christians should move forward. Heb. 6:1
I. SOME CAUSES OF BACKSLIDING
1. Absence of spiritual leaders. Exo. 32:1
2. Evil associations. Example, Solomon and idolatrous I Kng. 11:4
3. Worldly success
4. Shallowness. Lu. 8:13
5. Nothing to do. Elders should keep members busy
6. Love for this world. 2 Tim. 4:10
II. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESULTS OF BACKSLIDING?
1. Religious indifference. Matt. 24:12; Amos 6:1
2. Unfit for the Kingdom. Lu. 9:62
3. Loss of spiritual enthusiasm. Rev. 2:4
4. Divine displeasure. Heb. 10:38; 2 Pet. 2:20
III. NO ONE GAINS BY BACKSLIDING
1. The church loses a member
2. The Lord loses a servant
3. The brethren lose a brother or sister
4. The community loses a Christian influence
5. The backslider loses his Soul
Conclusion: Only the devil can be happy over it, and he can backslider
nothing but torment
Sermon Outline by George William Butterfield
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