Dictionary of Bible Themes The abandoning of a commitment to the Lord, seen in disowning him, wandering from the truth and becoming entangled with the world, and resulting in judgment. 2 Timothy 2:12-13Warnings against faithlessness See also Matthew 10:33Luke 9:62 Hebrews 10:35-39 pp Lk 12:9 Habakkuk 2:3-4Hebrews 3:12 Ways in which faithlessness is seen Turning away from the Lord Galatians 1:6Abandoning the gospel of grace 2 Peter 2:20-22See also Becoming entangled in the world Proverbs 26:112 Timothy 4:10 2 Timothy 2:17-18 Causes of faithlessness See also False teaching Galatians 1:7; 4:8-111 Timothy 4:1-3 2 Timothy 4:3-4 2 Peter 3:17 Matthew 13:20-21 Persecution and trials See also pp Mk 4:16-17 Matthew 24:9-13pp Lk 8:13 1 Timothy 6:10See also Concern for money and possessions Proverbs 30:8-9Matthew 13:22 pp Mk 4:18-19 Matthew 24:12pp Lk 8:14 See also Love growing cold Revelation 2:41 Timothy 5:11-15 Sexual desire 1 Timothy 1:18-20Faithlessness brings punishment Church discipline Matthew 10:33These men had been excluded from the church, a sanctuary from Satan's power. God's judgment See also Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:26-27pp Lk 12:9 1 John 2:19The faithlessness of those who fall away The absence of true faith See also James 1:2-3True faith is proved by perseverance 1 Peter 1:5-7Psalms 78:56-59 Israel's faithlessness in the OT Israel's unfaithfulness led to God's rejection Psalms 95:7-11Hebrews 3:7-12; 4:1-2 Warnings not to repeat Israel's unfaithfulness See also 1035 God, faithfulness of1310 God as judge 8022 faith, basis of salvation 8231 discipline, divine 8237 doctrine, false 8318 patience 8459 perseverance 8704 apostasy 8712 denial of Christ 8794 persecution 8811 riches, believers' attitudes towards 8840 unfaithfulness to God |
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