BACKSLIDING

- Is turning from God 1Ki 11:9 - Is leaving the first love Re 2:4 - Is departing form the simplicity of the gospel 2Co 11:3; Ga 3:1-3; 5:4,7 - God is displeased at Ps 78:57,59 - Warnings against Ps 85:8; 1Co 10:12 - Guilt and consequences of Nu 14:43; Ps 125:5; Isa 59:2,9-11; Jer 5:6; 8:5,13; 15:6; Lu 9:62 - Brings its own punishment Pr 14:14; Jer 2:19 - A haughty spirit leads to Pr 16:18 - Proneness to Pr 24:16; Ho 11:7 - Liable to continue and increase Jer 8:5; 14:7 - Exhortations to return from 2Ch 30:6; Isa 31:6; Jer 3:12,14,22; Ho 6:1 - Pray to be restored from Ps 80:3; 85:4; La 5:21 - Punishment of tempting others to the sin of Pr 28:10; Mt 18:6 - Not hopeless Ps 37:24; Pr 24:16 - Endeavour to bring back those guilty of Ga 6:1; Jas 5:19,20 - Sin of, to be confessed Isa 59:12-14; Jer 3:13,14; 14:7-9 - Pardon of, promised 2Ch 7:14; Jer 3:12; 31:20; 36:3 - Healing of, promised Jer 3:22; Ho 14:4 - Afflictions sent to heal Ho 5:15 - Blessedness of those who keep from Pr 28:14; Isa 26:3,4; Col 1:21-23 - Hateful to saints Ps 101:3 - Exemplified . Israel Ex 32:8; Ne 9:26; Jer 3:11; Ho 4:16 . Saul 1Sa 15:11 . Solomon 1Ki 11:3,4 . Peter Mt 26:70-74

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backsliding. Backsliding, n. a falling back, off or away, a revolt

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Back″slid″ing, a. Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. Jer. iii. 14.