Apostasy 3

Chuck Missler warned me that apostasy is the biggest threat to the Church in America. He says that apostasy is his "biggest worry" right now.

I wanted to understand apostasy better.  Exactly what is apostasy?  Wikipedia's comments: " Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person.  One who commits apostasy, or who apostatises is known as an apostate.  The Christian understanding of apostasy is a willful falling away from, or rebellion against Christian truth.  Apostasy is the rejection of Christ by one who has been a Christian." (Claimed to be a Christian, I add.)  "Rebellion, turning away, (Spiritual) adultery."

 I think the apostasy predicted in the New Testament is a much more insidious, deceiving turning away from loving Jesus. .. THERE WILL BE FALSE TEACHERS AMONG YOU.  THEY WILL SECRETLY INTRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE HERESIES, EVEN DENYING THE SOVEREIGN LORD WHO BOUGHT THEM-- BRINGING SWIFT DESTRUCTION UPON THEMSELVES. (2 Pt. 2:1b NIV)  It's very dangerous.  This apostasy is not announced formally, but creeps in.  FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CONDEMNATION WAS WRITTEN ABOUT LONG AGO HAVE SECRETLY SLIPPED IN AMONG YOU.  THEY ARE UNGODLY PEOPLE, WHO PERVERT THE GRACE OF OUR GOD INTO A LICENSE FOR IMMORALITY AND DENY JESUS CHRIST OUR ONLY SOVEREIGN AND LORD. (Jude 1:4 NIV)  

We are entering the age of apostasy.  It's happening right now, right here, in our lifetime.  What can you and I do?  LET US HOLD UNSWERVINGLY TO THE HOPE WE PROFESS, FOR HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL. (Heb. 10:23 NIV)  ...WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE BLESSED HOPE-- THE APPEARING OF THE GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. (Titus 2:13 NIV)