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Welcome to True Light Ministries' Blog » Archive for Last Days and Warnings of Apostasy ;.. I believe that just
such a day has arrived! Like Jude, I would have loved to write about our common
salvation, but the times are pressing in on biblical believers. We must contend
earnestly for the faith!
salvation, but the times are pressing in on biblical believers. We must contend
earnestly for the faith!
New
Testament Apostasy
Testament Apostasy
The English word “apostasy” is a
transliteration of the Greek noun apostasia and is made up of two
smaller Greek words, which are apo and istemi. Apo
means “from or away from,” while istemi means, “to stand.” Thus, taken
together, the compound word has the idea of “to stand away from,” “depart from,”
or “departure.” The verbal form aphistemi is used in 1 Timothy 4:1 and means, “to cause someone to move from
a reference point, go away, withdraw.” [1] “But the Spirit explicitly says that in
later times some will fall away from the faith . . .” (1 Tim.
4:1a). Apostasy, as used in this article means to depart from the
faith of biblical Christianity. In other words, to no longer believe what the
Bible teaches about anything.
transliteration of the Greek noun apostasia and is made up of two
smaller Greek words, which are apo and istemi. Apo
means “from or away from,” while istemi means, “to stand.” Thus, taken
together, the compound word has the idea of “to stand away from,” “depart from,”
or “departure.” The verbal form aphistemi is used in 1 Timothy 4:1 and means, “to cause someone to move from
a reference point, go away, withdraw.” [1] “But the Spirit explicitly says that in
later times some will fall away from the faith . . .” (1 Tim.
4:1a). Apostasy, as used in this article means to depart from the
faith of biblical Christianity. In other words, to no longer believe what the
Bible teaches about anything.
The following is a list of the seven major
passages that deal with the last days for the
church: 1
Timothy 4:1-3; 2
Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3-4; James
5:1-8; 2 Peter
2:1-22; 3:3-6; Jude
1-25. Every one of these passages emphasizes over and over again that
the great characteristic of the final time of the church will be that of
apostasy. The New Testament pictures the condition within the professing church
at the end of the age by a system of denials.
passages that deal with the last days for the
church: 1
Timothy 4:1-3; 2
Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3-4; James
5:1-8; 2 Peter
2:1-22; 3:3-6; Jude
1-25. Every one of these passages emphasizes over and over again that
the great characteristic of the final time of the church will be that of
apostasy. The New Testament pictures the condition within the professing church
at the end of the age by a system of denials.
- Denial of GOD – Luke
17:26; 2
Timothy 3:4-5
I believe that just
ReplyDeletesuch a day has arrived! Like Jude, I would have loved to write about our common
salvation, but the times are pressing in on biblical believers. We must contend
earnestly for the faith!
New
Testament Apostasy
The English word “apostasy” is a
transliteration of the Greek noun apostasia and is made up of two
smaller Greek words, which are apo and istemi. Apo
means “from or away from,” while istemi means, “to stand.” Thus, taken
together, the compound word has the idea of “to stand away from,” “depart from,”
or “departure.” The verbal form aphistemi is used in 1 Timothy 4:1 and means, “to cause someone to move from
a reference point, go away, withdraw.” [1] “But the Spirit explicitly says that in
later times some will fall away from the faith . . .” (1 Tim.
4:1a). Apostasy, as used in this article means to depart from the
faith of biblical Christianity. In other words, to no longer believe what the
Bible teaches about anything.
The following is a list of the seven major
passages that deal with the last days for the
church: 1
Timothy 4:1-3; 2
Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3-4; James
5:1-8; 2 Peter
2:1-22; 3:3-6; Jude
1-25. Every one of these passages emphasizes over and over again that
the great characteristic of the final time of the church will be that of
apostasy. The New Testament pictures the condition within the professing church
at the end of the age by a system of denials.
Denial of GOD – Luke
17:26; 2
Timothy 3:4-5