Post by barb43 on Jul 6, 2021 2:24:55 GMT
David Jeremiah: 'Exvangelical' Phenomenon 'Could Be the Beginning Stages' of End Times
www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/david-jeremiah-exvangelical-phenomenon-could-be-the-beginning-stages-of-end-times.html
Pastor and author David Jeremiah says the departure of prominent Christians from the faith isn't a new phenomenon, although he warns it could be the beginning stages of a "major" wave of defections from the church during the End Times.
"According to the Bible, spiritual deception will cause many to fall away from Christ in the days leading up to the End Times," Jeremiah said, quoting 1 Timothy 4:1-2, which says, in part, that "in latter times some will depart from the faith."
Deserting the faith also is not new, he added, noting that Demas, a New Testament figure mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:10, abandoned Paul because he loved the world.
Jeremiah quoted 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 and said a "major specific recognizable departure" from the faith will occur during the tribulation.
"What we're experiencing right now could be the beginning stages of that," Jeremiah warned.
According to 1 Timothy 4:1-2, Jeremiah said, "there will be incredible demonic forces operating in the world as we draw near to the coming of Christ, and there will be a lot of deceiving going on. How many of you know there's a lot of deceiving going on in religious things now? If you don't know that, just – I hate to say it – watch religious television. You will see it."
1 Timothy 4:1-2, Jeremiah noted, warns of "false teachers who traffic in lies and hypocrisy" and who lead others from the faith.
Apostasy, he continued, is "not something that happens to you out of the blue." It is, he said, a "choice."
He describes 3 ways in the second half of the article that Christians can ensure they are not a part of the falling away.
www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/david-jeremiah-exvangelical-phenomenon-could-be-the-beginning-stages-of-end-times.html
Pastor and author David Jeremiah says the departure of prominent Christians from the faith isn't a new phenomenon, although he warns it could be the beginning stages of a "major" wave of defections from the church during the End Times.
"According to the Bible, spiritual deception will cause many to fall away from Christ in the days leading up to the End Times," Jeremiah said, quoting 1 Timothy 4:1-2, which says, in part, that "in latter times some will depart from the faith."
Deserting the faith also is not new, he added, noting that Demas, a New Testament figure mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:10, abandoned Paul because he loved the world.
Jeremiah quoted 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 and said a "major specific recognizable departure" from the faith will occur during the tribulation.
"What we're experiencing right now could be the beginning stages of that," Jeremiah warned.
According to 1 Timothy 4:1-2, Jeremiah said, "there will be incredible demonic forces operating in the world as we draw near to the coming of Christ, and there will be a lot of deceiving going on. How many of you know there's a lot of deceiving going on in religious things now? If you don't know that, just – I hate to say it – watch religious television. You will see it."
1 Timothy 4:1-2, Jeremiah noted, warns of "false teachers who traffic in lies and hypocrisy" and who lead others from the faith.
Apostasy, he continued, is "not something that happens to you out of the blue." It is, he said, a "choice."
He describes 3 ways in the second half of the article that Christians can ensure they are not a part of the falling away.