Backsliding

Is turning from God — 1Ki 11:9.

Is leaving the first love — Re 2:4.

Is departing form the simplicity of the gospel — 2Co 11:3; Ga 3:1-3; 5:4,7.

God is displeased at — Ps 78:57,59.

Warnings against — Ps 85:8; 1Co 10:12.

Guilt and consequences of — Nu 14:43; Ps 125:5; Isa 59:2,9-11; Jer 5:6; 8:5,13; 15:6; Lu 9:62.

Brings its own punishment — Pr 14:14; Jer 2:19.

A haughty spirit leads to — Pr 16:18.

Proneness to — Pr 24:16; Ho 11:7.

Liable to continue and increase — Jer 8:5; 14:7.

Exhortations to return from — 2Ch 30:6; Isa 31:6; Jer 3:12,14,22; Ho 6:1.

Pray to be restored from — Ps 80:3; 85:4; La 5:21.

Punishment of tempting others to the sin of — Pr 28:10; Mt 18:6.

Not hopeless — Ps 37:24; Pr 24:16.

Endeavour to bring back those guilty of — Ga 6:1; Jas 5:19,20.

Sin of, to be confessed — Isa 59:12-14; Jer 3:13,14; 14:7-9.

Pardon of, promised — 2Ch 7:14; Jer 3:12; 31:20; 36:3.

Healing of, promised — Jer 3:22; Ho 14:4.

Afflictions sent to heal — Ho 5:15.

Blessedness of those who keep from — Pr 28:14; Isa 26:3,4; Col 1:21-23.

Hateful to saints — Ps 101:3.

Exemplified

Israel. — Ex 32:8; Ne 9:26; Jer 3:11; Ho 4:16.

Saul. — 1Sa 15:11.

Solomon. — 1Ki 11:3,4.

Peter. — Mt 26:70-74.