Turning Away Begins in the Heart. Proverbs 14:14 (KJV) “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” Backsliding starts internally long before actions show it.
Turning Away Is a Rejection of God’s Voice. Jeremiah 7:24 (KJV) “But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.” When people stop listening to God, they naturally drift backward.
God Warns Repeatedly Before Judgment. 2 Chronicles 24:20 (KJV) “Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.” Forsaking God leads to losing His protection.
Turning Away Leads to Spiritual Blindness. Romans 1:21 (KJV) “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God… their foolish heart was darkened.” Rejecting God results in a darkened heart and confused thinking.
God Gives People Over When They Persistently Reject Him. Romans 1:24 (KJV) “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts…”
Romans 1:28 (KJV) “God gave them over to a reprobate mind…” Persistent rebellion leads to God letting people follow their chosen path.
Turning Away Brings Destruction if Unrepented. Hosea 4:6 (KJV) “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” Forgetting God leads to destruction.
God Warns That Turning Away After Knowing the Truth Is Serious. 2 Peter 2:20–21 (KJV) “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world… they are again entangled therein… the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.” Returning to sin after knowing Christ brings severe consequences.
God Still Offers Restoration. Isaiah 55:7 (KJV) “Let the wicked forsake his way… and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him.” God’s mercy is always available to the repentant.
IT’S NOT GOOD TO TURN AWAY FROM GOD.
LET US NOT TURN AWAY FROM GOD.
PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM