Beware the Bitterness of Backsliding
Serious (life-and-death) warnings about compromising.
Serious (life-and-death) warnings about compromising.
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<strong>Beware</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bitterness</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Backsliding</strong><br />
Part 6<br />
• Flee at <strong>the</strong> first sign <strong>of</strong> temptation. It will not be <strong>the</strong><br />
last, and one time unresisted makes it easier to fall.<br />
• Live each day with <strong>the</strong> aim <strong>of</strong> going to sleep each<br />
night with a totally clean conscience.<br />
• Taking “<strong>the</strong> easy way” is not always <strong>the</strong> easy way.<br />
• Marriage is not a mission field. Don’t place<br />
yourself on assignment to reach o<strong>the</strong>rs that way.<br />
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath<br />
righteousness with unrighteousness? and what<br />
communion hath light with darkness?<br />
• If someone calls himself a Christian, watch carefully<br />
from afar to be sure.<br />
• Never hide your spiritual side, thinking it will turn him<br />
<strong>of</strong>f. If it does, he is not <strong>the</strong> man for you.<br />
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions.<br />
• Study his sense <strong>of</strong> humor. What makes him laugh?<br />
• If he treated o<strong>the</strong>r women badly, he will eventually<br />
treat you badly when <strong>the</strong> newness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> relationship<br />
wears <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
• Does he lust after women in magazines, porn sites,<br />
etc.? If so, call it <strong>of</strong>f immediately. This disrespect <strong>of</strong><br />
women will not stop.<br />
• Strongly resist returning to a former love interest<br />
(especially if sin was involved), as <strong>the</strong>re are already<br />
“feelings” that blind.<br />
• Sexual sin is grievous. It is a sin against <strong>the</strong> body.<br />
Ward it <strong>of</strong>f like <strong>the</strong> plague. No physical experience is<br />
worth losing <strong>the</strong> spiritual walk with God.
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