TITLE:  Why People Fall Away
TEXT:  Galatians 5:1-4
PROPOSITION:  We must understand why people fall away before we can restore them.
QUESTION:  Why?
KEY WORD:  Reasons
SCRIPTURE READING:  Same

INTRODUCTION:

1. OT – backsliding
2. Many NT texts on this subject
3. If we want to restore them – we must understand why they left.

Why do people fall away?

1. Persecution – Hebrews 6:4-6
2. Overtaken in a fault – Galatians 6:1
3. Distracted – 1 John 2:15-17; 2 Timothy 4:10
4. False teaching – 2 Timothy 4:2; Galatians 5:1-4
5. Never truly converted – Matthew 13:5, 20
6. Neglect their salvation – Hebrews 2:1; 2 Corinthians 11:3