Bible verses about "backslider" | Sawyer

⁴ For those once enlightened and having tasted of the heavenly gift and been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, ⁵ and having tasted of the good word of God and the powers of the life to come, ⁶ and having fallen away, it is impossible again to renew to a change of mind, they having crucified again and exposed to shame the Son of God.

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

^{26 (4:2)} For if we sin willingly after having received the knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice left for sins, ²⁷ but a fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which is about to consume the adversaries. ²⁸ Any one who despised the law of Moses died without mercy by two or three witnesses; ²⁹ of how much greater punishment do you suppose he will be thought worthy, who has trodden down the Son of God, and accounted defiled the blood of the covenant with which he was purified, and treated injuriously the Spirit of grace. ³⁰ For we know him that said, Judgment belongs to me, I will repay. And again, The Lord will judge his people. ³¹ It is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God.