Why do "Christians" fall away?

1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness , although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
2 Timothy 3:1-5


I have seen it many times -- people who claim to be Christians, yet over time, fall away from the Faith, to serve their sinful desires, rather than Christ. We see in the above Scripture that it was prophesied that this would happen, and as I was pondering the possible reasons for this phenomenon, the simple answer suddenly became clear to me.

Folks all too often fall for the false message that teaches us that God's aim in our lives is to keep us happy and successful. But Jesus' message to us is very different. It is one of holiness above happiness!

The answer is simple. People delude themselves into believing the unbiblical teaching just mentioned, then they forget or fail to recognize the Biblical truth of God's coming wrath against sin.

One is either born-again, or not. One is either a new creation in Christ, or not. God will not be mocked; believing in Him in the modern sense of the word, is not enough, as the demons do that. When the New Testament was written, to "believe in", meant to trust, follow, and obey with the whole heart!



9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate , nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11



As times become more and more difficult, Professing Christians will have to choose between Christ and the world, and between the hard narrow road that leads to life, and the easy broad road that leads to destruction. Professing Christians will have to choose whether they want to be among the Wheat, or among the Tares. God will reserve for Himself a Faithful Remnant, as He always has. May we be among them!

Simple Wisdom

If we see ourselves as worthy before God, our unworthiness will be revealed. If we recognize our unworthiness before God, we then become worthy.