Causes of Apostasy 2 Peter 2:20-22. Pleasures of World  Luke 8:14  2 Tim. 3:4  Heb. 11:25  Two kinds of pleasure  Wrong within itself  Wrong because.

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Causes of Apostasy 2 Peter 2:20-22

Pleasures of World  Luke 8:14  2 Tim. 3:4  Heb. 11:25  Two kinds of pleasure  Wrong within itself  Wrong because of abuse – Lk. 9:57-62

Deceitfulness of Riches  1 Tim. 6:9,10,17  Rev. 3:17  Matt. 19:16-26

Influence of Companions  1 Cor. 15:33  Doesn’t remove individual responsibility and accountability

Dull of Hearing  Matt. 13:15  Heb. 5:11  Jeremiah 6:16,17

Preaching Being Done  2 Tim. 4:1-4  Heb. 5:11  Jeremiah 6:14,15  “if thousands of atheists can remain comfortably within the membership of the Christian Church, the homiletical pablum they receive from the pulpit must be such that it neither pleases nor offends their taste ” Editorial from the November 20, 1964 issue of Christianity Today

Prevention  Heb. 2:1  1 Cor. 9:27

What Must I Do To Be Saved?  Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17)  Believe Jesus is Christ (Acts 8:37)  Repent of my sins (Luke 13:3)  Confess my faith in Jesus (Mt. 10:32)  Baptized for remission of sins (Acts 2:38)  Walk by faith in newness of life (Rom. 6:4)