Ways of Backsliders

Come short of the goal

Hebrews 4:1  

Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.

Fail to labor to enter life

Hebrews 4:11  

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.

John 6:7  

Philip answered him, “Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

Fail to put to death the deeds of the body

Romans 8:12-13 

12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it.

13 For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,

1 Corinthians 6:9-11  

9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders

10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Colossians 3:5-10  

5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.

8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.