Comments on: Are You Falling Away? http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph Perkins http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-100876 Joseph Perkins Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:31:16 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-100876 I'm in a bad place, I was born again in 1978 in a trailerpark and the Holy Spirit was within me I was going to a good church and had a Joy within.Then I made a error in judgement and married a unbeliever.Satan used her to lure me away from the church I was atending and we moved to the midwest whare I slowly drifted away for lack of fellowship and being overwelmed by the different livestile.I wish I would have had more of a backbone then.Now its 30 years latter and we are split up and I'm stranded in a small town in MO.I'm on disability for my back.The Doctor got me addicted to painkillers.I just got of of them recently but I think there has been some brain damage.I have panic attacks often and I'm afaid that I've drifted away so far that I have forsaken the Lord.I pray and repent daily for my past walk and I hope He will have Mercy on me and take me back.I was drawn away.All my children are unbeilevers and my witness has no power at this point.God have mercy.Please I’m in a bad place,
I was born again in 1978 in a trailerpark and the Holy Spirit was within me
I was going to a good church and had a Joy within.Then I made a error in judgement and married a unbeliever.Satan used her to lure me away from
the church I was atending and we moved to the midwest whare I slowly drifted
away for lack of fellowship and being overwelmed by the different livestile.I wish I would have had more of a backbone then.Now its 30 years latter and we are split up and I’m stranded in a small town in MO.I’m on disability for my back.The Doctor got me addicted to painkillers.I just got of of them recently but I think there has been some brain damage.I have panic attacks often and I’m afaid that I’ve drifted away so far that I have forsaken the Lord.I pray
and repent daily for my past walk and I hope He will have Mercy on me and take me back.I was drawn away.All my children are unbeilevers and my witness has no power at this point.God have mercy.Please

]]> By: Ronny henderson http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-99344 Ronny henderson Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:50 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-99344 As I read all the comments,it saddens me to see so many people are slowly falling away.I too have done it and seen so many that once walked holy before GOD now have gone back into their old ways.2nd peter 2-20 speaks of this very thing.Their is hope though.Right now your hearts have not been so hardened that you can't come back to GOD.But if you keep playing with sin and continue to be disobedient,then your in grave danger.Obey God whatever the cost.The bible says we will have these trials and temptations.We are commanded to overcome,persevere,endure,continue until the very end to the saving of our souls.We have not yet resisted sin to the sheding of our own blood.If it comes to that,then do it.God through Jesus and the power of the HOLY SPIRIT has given you everything you need to make it..Praise God ! ! As I read all the comments,it saddens me to see so many people are slowly falling away.I too have done it and seen so many that once walked holy before GOD now have gone back into their old ways.2nd peter 2-20 speaks of this very thing.Their is hope though.Right now your hearts have not been so hardened that you can’t come back to GOD.But if you keep playing with sin and continue to be disobedient,then your in grave danger.Obey God whatever the cost.The bible says we will have these trials and temptations.We are commanded to overcome,persevere,endure,continue until the very end to the saving of our souls.We have not yet resisted sin to the sheding of our own blood.If it comes to that,then do it.God through Jesus and the power of the HOLY SPIRIT has given you everything you need to make it..Praise God ! !

]]> By: Richard http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-99199 Richard Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:44:22 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-99199 Hi Scott, I stumbled on to your website and found it quite moving. I was pushed away at 15 from Christianity by my father who was a minister. He quenched what God was doing in my life and also my 2 brother's lives. It was a real tragedy for sure. I have spent 20 years in the Word searching for the reason why Christians fall away and have found the answer. It is sanctification. Though we have been forgiven we must feed our spirits daily that keeps us praying in the spirit and then we also hear His voice. I am actually going to write a book on this matter because it is such a serious matter. Hi Scott,

I stumbled on to your website and found it quite moving. I was pushed away at 15 from Christianity by my father who was a minister. He quenched what God was doing in my life and also my 2 brother’s lives. It was a real tragedy for sure. I have spent 20 years in the Word searching for the reason why Christians fall away and have found the answer. It is sanctification. Though we have been forgiven we must feed our spirits daily that keeps us praying in the spirit and then we also hear His voice. I am actually going to write a book on this matter because it is such a serious matter.

]]> By: Mckenzie http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-98942 Mckenzie Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:33:34 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-98942 I also fell away from the word of God, thank you everyone for showing me i wasnt the only one to feel the way i do. I want to thank Ryan for the scripture from James 5:19, it gives us hope that our efforts to return to the Lord are not for nothing. Lets keep striving to reach Him my brothers and sisters. I also fell away from the word of God, thank you everyone for showing me i wasnt the only one to feel the way i do. I want to thank Ryan for the scripture from James 5:19, it gives us hope that our efforts to return to the Lord are not for nothing. Lets keep striving to reach Him my brothers and sisters.

]]> By: Ryan http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-95418 Ryan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:05:12 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-95418 I think it is important to distinguishing between 'falling away' and 'stumbling'. Hebrews 6 speaks of those fallen away no longer possible to repent. I believe that if someone genuinely is repentant, and seeking God in humble, contrite submission, then they have not yet fallen away. The truly fallen away will be so spiritually dead as to never even take steps to return to God. James 5:19-20 tells us that one who wanders from the truth can be (if they are willing) brought back, saving him from death and covering a multitude of sins. Although Hebrew 6 is a terrifying passage, it seems to me to be a warning to those who are still willing to turn back to God to do so before they go so far that they give up forever. As long as our hearts are convicted of sin and we recognise Jesus as the only way, we should seek Him! I think it is important to distinguishing between ‘falling away’ and ‘stumbling’. Hebrews 6 speaks of those fallen away no longer possible to repent. I believe that if someone genuinely is repentant, and seeking God in humble, contrite submission, then they have not yet fallen away. The truly fallen away will be so spiritually dead as to never even take steps to return to God.
James 5:19-20 tells us that one who wanders from the truth can be (if they are willing) brought back, saving him from death and covering a multitude of sins.
Although Hebrew 6 is a terrifying passage, it seems to me to be a warning to those who are still willing to turn back to God to do so before they go so far that they give up forever.
As long as our hearts are convicted of sin and we recognise Jesus as the only way, we should seek Him!

]]> By: Ina http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94808 Ina Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:34:42 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94808 I, too, have fallen away badly...playing with is never to be taken lightly, because I thought that God will forgive me, He will take me back...and now, it is soooo hard to come back...so many chains, so much confusion. I wish I never did what I did...it's too late now!!!!!!!! Turning my back on the Lord was the stupidest thing I could ever done in my whole life...everything else doesn't matter-if I fail school, if I get sick, if I hunger...nothing matters and nothing is more painful than knowing I am so far away from God... Pride is what kept me far away from God, and what made me fall into great sin...I thought I am spiritual, and I will be strong...I trusted my own spiritual strenght...and now, when I want to turn back to God, pride is like a high wall in front of me...Satan was prideful and look what happened to him.... I wish God will break this wall, and make me humble so that I may seek His face...otherwise...I don't know what else to do. The people that find this blog find it because they are already in trouble..I wish they would find it earlier............ I, too, have fallen away badly…playing with is never to be taken lightly, because I thought that God will forgive me, He will take me back…and now, it is soooo hard to come back…so many chains, so much confusion. I wish I never did what I did…it’s too late now!!!!!!!!
Turning my back on the Lord was the stupidest thing I could ever done in my whole life…everything else doesn’t matter-if I fail school, if I get sick, if I hunger…nothing matters and nothing is more painful than knowing I am so far away from God…
Pride is what kept me far away from God, and what made me fall into great sin…I thought I am spiritual, and I will be strong…I trusted my own spiritual strenght…and now, when I want to turn back to God, pride is like a high wall in front of me…Satan was prideful and look what happened to him….
I wish God will break this wall, and make me humble so that I may seek His face…otherwise…I don’t know what else to do.
The people that find this blog find it because they are already in trouble..I wish they would find it earlier…………

]]> By: Fleur http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94505 Fleur Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:17:19 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94505 Hi, Your reflection is so touching...I am in that position now, God is talkign to me everyday to wake up but is seems that is so hard for me.I love God, but since I changed city and church I am not the same anymore, every time I promisse I want sin I find myself sinning against God again and again. And when I know how much i hurt Jesus when I dont obey Him...I feel ashamed to go back and pray and talk to Him...And this is where I always loose my relationship with God. So I dont know if there is any hope for me again...What do I miss in my life? Hi,

Your reflection is so touching…I am in that position now, God is talkign to me everyday to wake up but is seems that is so hard for me.I love God, but since I changed city and church I am not the same anymore, every time I promisse I want sin I find myself sinning against God again and again. And when I know how much i hurt Jesus when I dont obey Him…I feel ashamed to go back and pray and talk to Him…And this is where I always loose my relationship with God.
So I dont know if there is any hope for me again…What do I miss in my life?

]]> By: John Farrell http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94412 John Farrell Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:42:21 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-94412 Easy to lose faith in a world that cares little for the Word of God and where there is so little teaching and understanding of the Christian faith. And then there's the question, which Christian faith? It's hard to tell with over 30,000 denominations and little unity. I say go back to the roots and learn the Early Christian Fathers and the then one Roman Catholic Church up to 1100. Please read my booket which can be found at my website or at http://lanternofchrist.freeforums.org Easy to lose faith in a world that cares little for the Word of God and where there is so little teaching and understanding of the Christian faith. And then there’s the question, which Christian faith? It’s hard to tell with over 30,000 denominations and little unity.

I say go back to the roots and learn the Early Christian Fathers and the then one Roman Catholic Church up to 1100. Please read my booket which can be found at my website or at http://lanternofchrist.freeforums.org

]]> By: deckland http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-91499 deckland Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:19:22 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-91499 Hi guys, I'm also fallen away Christian. I got saved when I was 15 but two year later i fell away. I really tasted how good God was, but two year later I got sick and somehow I started to lose my faith until i finally gave up under the pressure of a depression and went back to the world. Fifteen years later one day I remembered the wonderful miracle God chose to show me after I got saved (I was healed back then) and decided that I cannot ignore the truth and pretend nothing has happened. I can't say that I'm now with God, and I also don't know how the Hebrew's verses apply in my case, but at least I have hope. I'm trying to give up all deliberate sin, in hope that God will come and show me mercy. To all of you, i can only say one thing - remember His goodness and try to stop sinning. God has said that he'll show himself to everyone earnestly seeking Him. Don't forget the parable of the prodigal son too - I was told that it applies for christians too, as the son new the face of his father before he left (before being born again, sinners haven't seen God). Drop me a line if you need to talk! deckland gmail com Hi guys,

I’m also fallen away Christian. I got saved when I was 15 but two year later i fell away. I really tasted how good God was, but two year later I got sick and somehow I started to lose my faith until i finally gave up under the pressure of a depression and went back to the world. Fifteen years later one day I remembered the wonderful miracle God chose to show me after I got saved (I was healed back then) and decided that I cannot ignore the truth and pretend nothing has happened. I can’t say that I’m now with God, and I also don’t know how the Hebrew’s verses apply in my case, but at least I have hope. I’m trying to give up all deliberate sin, in hope that God will come and show me mercy.

To all of you, i can only say one thing – remember His goodness and try to stop sinning. God has said that he’ll show himself to everyone earnestly seeking Him. Don’t forget the parable of the prodigal son too – I was told that it applies for christians too, as the son new the face of his father before he left (before being born again, sinners haven’t seen God).

Drop me a line if you need to talk!
deckland gmail com

]]> By: jougi http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-87498 jougi Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:52:44 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-87498 i believe im at the forefront of understanding that scripture hebrews 6;4-6, i have a complicated story and basically was set free and felt enlightened but only days later i fell and nded up diagnosed with mental illness, i just read the proverbs 2;16-19 and in particular verse 18 'entering her house leads to death, it is the road to hell', well since i fell into satans trap i have felt like death is a betta option from this life of hell. Im trying to recover and know that what is impossible for man is possible for God, but is crucifying the Lord all over again and being enlightened for the second time possible for God to do? i believe im at the forefront of understanding that scripture hebrews 6;4-6, i have a complicated story and basically was set free and felt enlightened but only days later i fell and nded up diagnosed with mental illness, i just read the proverbs 2;16-19 and in particular verse 18 ‘entering her house leads to death, it is the road to hell’, well since i fell into satans trap i have felt like death is a betta option from this life of hell. Im trying to recover and know that what is impossible for man is possible for God, but is crucifying the Lord all over again and being enlightened for the second time possible for God to do?

]]> By: marty http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-3194 marty Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:02:56 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-3194 I too have fallen away. I feel so confused and unmotivated about everything. I'am trying so hard to find a way back. I don't have anyone to talk to. I feel bad that noone in our church has even called to see were we are. Please pray for me and my husband who has fallen away awhile ago. I too have fallen away. I feel so confused and unmotivated about everything. I’am trying so hard to find a way back. I don’t have anyone to talk to. I feel bad that noone in our church has even called to see were we are. Please pray for me and my husband who has fallen away awhile ago.

]]> By: cmdrdata http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-330 cmdrdata Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-330 You blog is quite a witness! I wish I had an answer to your questions, but ther are no easy answers. Most people who get into religion end up moving to theologies that are easy, explainable, and appeal to human reason. The parable of the Seed (Matthew 13) comes to mind. I cannot say what God has in store for them, but stive to hold onto pure gospel, forensic justification, and other key evangalical doctrines. I'm a life long conservative LC-MS Lutheran. When it comes to others, about all you can do is pray for them, followed by coaxing and cajoling. Faith is an individual thing as is a persons doctrine. Only God can see into a persons heart to know what they truly believe. Hang in there! You blog is quite a witness! I wish I had an answer to your questions, but ther are no easy answers. Most people who get into religion end up moving to theologies that are easy, explainable, and appeal to human reason. The parable of the Seed (Matthew 13) comes to mind. I cannot say what God has in store for them, but stive to hold onto pure gospel, forensic justification, and other key evangalical doctrines. I’m a life long conservative LC-MS Lutheran. When it comes to others, about all you can do is pray for them, followed by coaxing and cajoling. Faith is an individual thing as is a persons doctrine. Only God can see into a persons heart to know what they truly believe. Hang in there!

]]> By: Rebecca http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-331 Rebecca Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-331 I am a fallen Christian. I tasted the wonderfulness of God and then suddenly Satan had this trap set up for me and I fell into it. I shut the door for about 8 months now. I haven't been able to go to church because of the guilt. I have hated what I have been doing. I am ready to get up again!! I miss the living water! I want to fight the good fight again. I think maybe this is a big lesson in my life, that maybe this will help me be more aware of Satan's attacks. Pray for me! I need God's strength to do this. Pray for everyone that you know that has fallen, because trust me when you know what being happy really means, you will want it back. I am a fallen Christian. I tasted the wonderfulness of God and then suddenly Satan had this trap set up for me and I fell into it. I shut the door for about 8 months now. I haven’t been able to go to church because of the guilt. I have hated what I have been doing. I am ready to get up again!! I miss the living water! I want to fight the good fight again. I think maybe this is a big lesson in my life, that maybe this will help me be more aware of Satan’s attacks. Pray for me! I need God’s strength to do this. Pray for everyone that you know that has fallen, because trust me when you know what being happy really means, you will want it back.

]]> By: sui http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-332 sui Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/06/are-you-falling-away/#comment-332 Its good that you realised you have fallen Rebecca, and its even better that you want to get up again! You just need to trust in God again, and ask Him to help you to get back on your feet. Its good that you realised you have fallen Rebecca, and its even better that you want to get up again! You just need to trust in God again, and ask Him to help you to get back on your feet.

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