'BACKSLIDERS OF THE
BIBLE'
I. Israel and Judah (Jeremiah 3)
A. Characteristics of the Backslider
(v.1,2)
1. Gone from God (Left First Love)
(v.1a)
2. Gave Themselves to Another
(Heart's Devotion) (v.1b)
3. Greatly Polluted (Defiled,
Profaned, Corrupted) (v.1c)
4. Gone after Another (Fornication,
Harlotry, Worse than the Worst Wickedness) (v.2)
B. Consequences of Backsliding (v.3)
1. Their Blessing is Withheld (v.3a)
2. Their Character is Displayed
(v.3b)
C. Call to the Backslider (v.4-25)
1. Remember I'm your Father (v.4a)
2. Remember I'm the Guide of Your
Youth (v.4b)
3. Remember My Mercy (v.5a)
4. Reminder of Evil Things (v.5b)
5. Return, Repent for Blessing
(v.6-25)
II.
Saul, King of Israel (Deuteronomy & I Samuel)
A. Characteristics of the Backslider
1. Neglecting the Word of God
(Deuteronomy 17:14-20)
2. Disobeying the Word of God (I
Samuel 13:13)
3. Rejecting the Word of God (I
Samuel 15:23)
B. Consequences of Backsliding (I Samuel
15-31)
1. Kingdom Rent from Him (15:28)
2. Spirit of the Lord Departs &
Evil Spirit Troubles Him (16:14)
3.
Anger/Jealousy/Suspicion/Confusion/Murder/ Controls Him (18-26)
4. Consults Witch/Commits Suicide
(28-31)
III.
Jonah the Prophet (Jonah 1-4)
Jonah's Ten Backsliding Ways
1. Desires not to do the Will of
God (1:3) 2. Removes
himself from responsibility (1:3)
3. Goes to personal expense to
flee (1:3) 4. Direction is continually down (1:3, 5)
5. Enmity/prejudice against people
(1:2, 4:1) 6. His chastisement is severe (1:15, 2:4)
7. Suicidal Tendency (1:12;
4:3,8) 8.
Brings unsaved into jeopardy (1:4, 14)
9. Anger rules their spirit
(4:1)
10. Unstable, moody (4:1, 6, 8, 9)
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