(A) DETERIORATION, <\/strong>a tendency of the sinful life<\/p>\n Isa 1:22<\/span>; Jer 7:26<\/span>; Jer 16:12<\/span>; Eze 16:47<\/span>; Hos 13:2<\/span><\/p>\n Luk 11:26<\/span>; 2Ti 3:13<\/span>; 2Pe 2:20<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> Dross, DROSS<\/p>\n (B) BACKSLIDING,<\/strong> (Select Reading Mal_3.7-18. Gal. Gal 4<\/span>)<\/p>\n Mal 3:7-10<\/span>; Gal 4:1-31<\/span><\/p>\n Results of<\/p>\n Selfish Absorption<\/strong><\/p>\n Pro 14:14<\/span>; Isa 1:4<\/span>; Jer 14:7<\/span>; Hos 11:7<\/span><\/p>\n Religious Indifference<\/strong><\/p>\n Mat 24:12<\/span><\/p>\n Unfitness for the Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n Luk 9:62<\/span>; Gal 1:6<\/span><\/p>\n Bondage to Forms<\/strong><\/p>\n Gal 4:9<\/span><\/p>\n Divine Displeasure<\/strong><\/p>\n Heb 10:38<\/span>; 2Pe 2:20<\/span><\/p>\n Loss of Spiritual Enthusiasm<\/strong><\/p>\n Rev 2:4<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> Apostasy, UNFAITHFULNESS<\/p>\n & UNFAITHFULNESS (C) BACKSLIDERS,<\/strong> causes which tend to produce<\/p>\n Absence of Spiritual Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n Exo 32:1<\/span>; Exo 32:8<\/span>; 1Sa 15:11<\/span><\/p>\n Evil Associations<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Ki 11:4<\/span><\/p>\n Worldly Success<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Ch 25:2<\/span>; 2Ch 25:14<\/span>; Psa 78:57<\/span>; Hos 6:4<\/span>; Zep 1:6<\/span><\/p>\n Shallowness<\/strong><\/p>\n Luk 8:13<\/span><\/p>\n Emptiness of Life<\/strong><\/p>\n Luk 11:24<\/span>; Luk 11:25<\/span>; Luk 11:26<\/span><\/p>\n Lack of Spiritual Insight<\/strong><\/p>\n Joh 6:63<\/span>; Joh 6:64<\/span>; Joh 6:66<\/span>; 1Ti 5:15<\/span><\/p>\n Love of the World<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Ti 4:10<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> Apostates, UNFAITHFULNESS<\/p>\n Covenant-breakers, UNFAITHFULNESS (D) SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT,<\/strong> (Select Reading, Heb_5.11-14, 6.1-16)<\/p>\n Heb 5:11-14<\/span>; Heb 6:1-16<\/span><\/p>\n (E) SPIRITUAL GROWTH,<\/strong> Enjoined<\/p>\n In Fruitfulness<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Co 9:10<\/span><\/p>\n Into Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n Eph 4:15<\/span>; Col 1:10<\/span><\/p>\n In Love<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Th 3:12<\/span>; 1Th 4:10<\/span><\/p>\n Unto Perfection<\/strong><\/p>\n Heb 6:1<\/span><\/p>\n Through “The Word”<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Pe 2:2<\/span><\/p>\n By Accretion<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Pe 1:5<\/span>; 2Pe 1:6<\/span><\/p>\n In Grace and Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Pe 3:18<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> Divine Perfection, PERFECTION<\/p>\n (F) EXAMPLES OF GROWTH 1Sa 2:26<\/span><\/p>\n John the Baptist<\/strong><\/p>\n Luk 1:80<\/span><\/p>\n The Boy Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n Luk 2:40<\/span>; Luk 2:52<\/span><\/p>\n Paul<\/strong><\/p>\n Act 9:22<\/span><\/p>\n The Thessalonians<\/strong><\/p>\n 2Th 1:3<\/span><\/p>\n (G) SPIRITUAL MATURITY,<\/strong> how Secured<\/p>\n By Putting away Childish Things<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Co 13:11<\/span><\/p>\n By Cultivating the Understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Co 14:20<\/span><\/p>\n By Striving after the Christ Ideal<\/strong><\/p>\n Eph 4:13<\/span>; Eph 4:15<\/span><\/p>\n By Partaking of the Deeper Truths of the Gospel<\/strong><\/p>\n Heb 5:14<\/span><\/p>\n By Overcoming Temptation<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Jo 2:14<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> “Be Strong”, BATTLE OF LIFE<\/p>\n (H) SPIRITUAL IMMATURITY 1Co 3:1<\/span>; 1Co 3:2<\/span>; 1Co 14:20<\/span><\/p>\n Necessity for Tutelage<\/strong><\/p>\n Gal 4:1<\/span>; Gal 4:2<\/span>; Gal 4:3<\/span><\/p>\n Instability of Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n Eph 4:14<\/span><\/p>\n Continuance in the Primary Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Heb 5:12<\/span>; 1Pe 2:2<\/span><\/p>\n (I) SPIRITUAL PROGRESS Job 17:9<\/span>; Psa 84:7<\/span>; Psa 92:12<\/span>; Pro 4:18<\/span>; 2Co 3:18<\/span>; 1Ti 4:15<\/span><\/p>\n –SEE<\/strong> Christ’s Perfection, PERFECTION<\/p>\n (I) SPIRITUAL PROGRESS 2Sa 22:37<\/span>; 1Ki 4:29<\/span>; 1Ch 4:10<\/span>; Psa 18:36<\/span>; Psa 118:5<\/span>; Isa 54:2<\/span><\/p>\n Joh 10:10<\/span>; 2Co 6:11<\/span>; Eph 3:17<\/span>; Eph 3:18<\/span>; Eph 3:19 DETERIORATION-DEVELOPMENT (A) DETERIORATION, a tendency of the sinful life Isa 1:22; Jer 7:26; Jer 16:12; Eze 16:47; Hos 13:2 Luk 11:26; 2Ti 3:13; 2Pe 2:20 –SEE Dross, DROSS (B) BACKSLIDING, (Select Reading Mal_3.7-18. Gal. 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Forsaking God, UNFAITHFULNESS
& UNFAITHFULNESS<\/p>\n
Wanderers, ESTRANGEMENT<\/p>\n
The boy Samuel<\/strong><\/p>\n
Inability to Receive Strong Doctrine<\/strong><\/p>\n
(1)<\/strong> A Characteristic of the Righteous<\/p>\n
(2) The Larger Life<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nFuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"