Bible verses about "backsliding" | Living_Oracles

⁶² Jesus answered, No man, having put his hand to the plow, looks behind him, is fit for the kingdom of God.

²⁰ Now, if, having fled away from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and being again entangled, they are overcome by them; their last condition is worse than the first. ²¹ Therefore, it has been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them. ²² But the saying of the true proverb has happened to them: "The dog is returned to his own vomit; and the washed hog, to its wallowing in the mire."

¹ By the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus, write: These things, says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps: ² I know your works, and your labor, and your patience; and that you can not bear those who are evil: and you have tried those who say they are Apostles, and are not, and have found them liars; ³ and you have patience; and have borne for my name's sake, and have not fainted. ⁴ Nevertheless, I have against you that you have lost your first love. ⁵ Remember, therefore, from what you are fallen, and reform, and do the first works, otherwise I will come to you quickly, and take away your lamp out of its place, unless you reform. ⁶ Yet you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. ⁷ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. To him who conquers, I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. ⁸ And by the messenger of the congregation in Smyrna, write: These things, says the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive: ⁹ I know your works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but you are rich,) and I know the slander of those who say they are Jews, and are not; but are the assembly of Satan. ¹⁰ Fear none of the things which you shall suffer; behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be you faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life. ¹¹ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. The conqueror shall not be injured by the second death. ¹² And by the messenger of the congregation which is in Pergamos, write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword: ¹³ I know your works, and where you dwell; even where the throne of Satan is: and you hold fast my name, and have not denied my faith, even in those days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, I have a few things against you, that you have there, them who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. ¹⁵ You, in like manner, have those that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate. ¹⁶ Reform, or otherwise, I will come to you quickly, and I will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. ¹⁷ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations: To the conqueror I will give of the hidden manna; and I will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it. ¹⁸ And by the messenger of the congregation in Thyatira, write: These things says the Son of God, who has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass: ¹⁹ I know your works, and love, and service, and faith, and your patience, and that your last works are more than the first. ²⁰ Nevertheless, I have against you, that you permit that woman Jezebel, who says that she is a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. ²¹ And I have given her time to reform from her fornication, and she reforms not. ²² Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her, into great tribulation, unless they reform from their works; ²³ and I will say her children with death; and all the congregations shall know that I am he who search the reins and the heart; and I will give to every one of you according to your works. ²⁴ But I say to you, even to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not hold this doctrine, and who have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will lay upon you no other burden. ²⁵ Nevertheless, what you have, hold fast till I come. ²⁶ And as for him that conquers, and keeps my works to the end, I will give him power over the nations: ²⁷ and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, they shall be dashed in pieces like a potter's vessel: as I have also received of my Father. ²⁸ And I will give him the morning star. ²⁹ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.

¹ And by the messenger of the congregation in Sardis, write: These things says he who has the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you live, but are dead. ² Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, which are ready to die: for I have not found your works filled up in the sight of God. ³ Remember, therefore, how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and reform: therefore, unless you are watchful, I will come upon you as thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you. ⁴ But you have a few names in Sardis, who have not polluted their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. ⁵ As for the conqueror, he shall be clothed in white apparel; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life; but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. ⁶ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. ⁷ And by the messenger of the congregation in Philadelphia, write: These things says the Holy One, the True One; who has the key, the Son of David; he who opens and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens: ⁸ I know your works: behold, I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it; because you have little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied my name. ⁹ Behold, I will give of those-who are of the assembly of Satan; who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold-I will make them to come and worship before your feet; and they shall know that I have loved you. ¹⁰ Because you have kept the word of my patience, I will also keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try the inhabitants of the earth. ¹¹ I come quickly: keep that which you have, that no man take your crown. ¹² As for the conqueror, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will inscribe upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which is to come down from heaven, from my God; and my new name. ¹³ Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. ¹⁴ And by the messenger of the congregation in Laodicea, write: These things says the AMEN, the Faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: ¹⁵ I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I wish you were either cold or hot. ¹⁶ Therefore, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷ Because you say, I am wealthy, and have enriched myself, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. ¹⁸ I counsel you to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white apparel, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness may not appear; and anoint your eyes with eye-salve, that you may see. ¹⁹ As many as I love, I reprove and correct; therefore, be zealous, and reform. ²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will enter into his house, and will sup with him, and he with me. ²¹ As for the conqueror, I will give him to sit down with me upon my throne; as I also have conquered, and sat down with my Father upon his throne. ²² Whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations.

¹ After these things, I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as of a trumpet speaking to me; and it said, Come up hither, and I will show you what shall be hereafter. ² And immediately I was in the Spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sitting upon it; ³ and he who sat on it, was in appearance like a jasper and sardine stone; and a rainbow, in appearance like an emerald, was round about the throne. ⁴ And round about the throne there were twenty-four thrones; and on the thrones, twenty-four elders sitting, clothed with white apparel; and upon their heads golden crowns. ⁵ And out of the throne there came lightnings, and thunders, and voices. And seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. ⁶ And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the middle of the throne, in the circle about the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes, before and behind. ⁷ And the first creature was like a lion; and the second creature was like a calf; and the third creature had a face like a man; and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the four living creatures had, each of them, six wings round about; and within they were full of eyes: and they rest not, day or night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who wast, and art, and art to come. ⁹ And while the living creatures are giving glory, and honor, and thanks to him who sits upon the throne, who lives for ever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits upon the throne, who lives for ever and ever; and they cast down their crowns before the throne, saying, ¹¹ Worthy art thou, O Lord, to receive glory, and honor, and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were created.

⁸ For by favor you are saved through faith; and this salvation not by yourselves; it is the gift of God- ⁹ not by works, that no one may boast.

⁵ Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove yourselves: know you not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are disapproved?

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

⁴ For it is impossible to renew again to reformation those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, ⁵ and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age which was to come, ⁶ and yet have fallen away, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing him to contempt.