There Shall Come a Falling Away Mark P. Spinks, 1997 published here 1 December 2009 last edited on 31 August 2013 copyright status is Public Domain Subjects: Compromise, Apostasy, Discernment Surely it is worthwhile to carefully review all the evidence that can be accumulated about these spiritual disasters…. God is able to open the eyes of our understanding that we may avoid the same errors where others have made shipwreck. from The Great Value of the Historical Record	There Shall Come a Falling Away Discerning the Seeds of Apostasy and the Way of Escape Introduction An Almost Imperceptible Loss of Vision The Great Value of the Historical Record Our Great Need of Divine Help Distinguishing Between The Natural and The Spiritual Spiritual Recognition The Relationship of the Saved Spiritual Seduction Effects of Apostasy on the Unity of God’s People Group Unity, the Formation of a Party Avoiding the Personal Sin of Sectarian Loyalty Resistance to Compromise Effective Resistance—God’s Way of Escape Difficulties of Mounting an Effective Resistance Resisting Apostasy with God’s Love in Our Hearts An Almost Imperceptible Decline “Come Out of Her, My People”

There Shall Come a Falling Away

Mark P. Spinks, 1997

published here 1 December 2009
last edited on 31 August 2013
copyright status is Public Domain

Subjects: Compromise, Apostasy, Discernment

Surely it is worthwhile to carefully review all the evidence that can be accumulated about these spiritual disasters…. God is able to open the eyes of our understanding that we may avoid the same errors where others have made shipwreck.

from The Great Value of the Historical Record

There Shall Come a Falling Away
Discerning the Seeds of Apostasy and the Way of Escape

Introduction
An Almost Imperceptible Loss of Vision
The Great Value of the Historical Record
Our Great Need of Divine Help
Distinguishing Between The Natural and The Spiritual
Spiritual Recognition
The Relationship of the Saved
Spiritual Seduction
Effects of Apostasy on the Unity of God’s People
Group Unity, the Formation of a Party
Avoiding the Personal Sin of Sectarian Loyalty
Resistance to Compromise
Effective Resistance—God’s Way of Escape
Difficulties of Mounting an Effective Resistance
Resisting Apostasy with God’s Love in Our Hearts
An Almost Imperceptible Decline
“Come Out of Her, My People”