1. BACK LIDING Simon the Sorcerer an Example (Acts 8:9-24) s

2. BACK LIDING Warnings Against Falling Away Warnings Against Falling Away 1 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Peter 2:20-22 s

3. 1 Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

4. 2 Peter 2:20-22 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”

5. BACK LIDING Warnings Against Falling Away Warnings Against Falling Away 1 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Peter 2:20-22 Causes of Falling Away Causes of Falling Away Acts 20:29-30; Matthew 13:21; 1 John 2:15-17 s

6. Acts 20:29-30 “For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.” False teachers can lead to backsliding!

7. Matthew 13:21 Yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Rocky Soil. Tribulation and Persecution can lead to backsliding!

8. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. The world, lusts and the pride of life can lead to backsliding

9. BACK LIDING Warnings Against Falling Away Warnings Against Falling Away 1 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Peter 2:20-22 Causes of Falling Away Causes of Falling Away Acts 20:29-30; Matthew 13:21; 1 John 2:15-17 Provisions to Avoid Falling Provisions to Avoid Falling Ephesians 6:10-18 (READ); Hebrews 10:25 s

10. Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. The encouragement of the brethren. (Value of assembling!)

11. BACK LIDING Warnings Against Falling Away Warnings Against Falling Away 1 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Peter 2:20-22 Causes of Falling Away Causes of Falling Away Acts 20:29-30; Matthew 13:21; 1 John 2:15-17 Provisions to Avoid Falling Provisions to Avoid Falling Ephesians 6:10-18; Hebrews 10:25 Results of Falling Away Results of Falling Away 2 Peter 2:20-22 s

12. For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”

13. Conclusion The cure for backsliding? Repentance! “Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.” “Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.” (Acts 8:22)