The person who turns back from following Christ,is a back slider,yes instead of going on with the Lord ,they have gone back.In John 6 v 66,we read,'From this time many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him'.They turned back because they took what Jesus said literally,instead of seeing the spiritual truth in it, that it was a metaphor ,in other words not a literal application (John 6 v 53ff) So they turned back,people turn back for many reasons,intellectual,the lure of what the world has to offer,or because of God not saving them from suffering.Let us not judge them ,but let us not follow them in forsaking our Lord.So how can we avoid becoming a backslider?,well what does the word of the Lord say?.in Ephesians 6v12 ,we read,'Our warfare is not against flesh and blood', yes we are in a warfare,you may not have grasped this truth, if not ,it is time you did. We read in Psalm 78 v9,'The children of Ephraim,dispite being armed retreated in facing their enemies'. We are faced with enemies,'the world ,the flesh ,and the Devil', those words may be a bit daunting, but thanks be to God! 'He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ' (1 Corinthians 15 v57)
'No turning back,
No turning back'
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