PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF BACKSLIDING: SHALLOWNESS

 Scripture: Luke 8: 13    

“.. And these have NO ROOT, which for a while believe…”

Luke 8: 13

The parable of the Sower gives various reasons why some of the seeds could not grow. Some seeds could not grow because they fell on rocky soil.

Jesus explained that these are the ones who received the word of God with Joy, even believing for a while. But in the time of testing, they fall away because they have no roots.

A time of testing will come for every Christian. If you are shallow, in the time of testing, you will fall. Through experience, I have noticed that many Christians do not have deep roots. They do not know God for themselves. They cannot even explain why they do the things they do. They don’t know why they belong to a particular church. They do not know why they speak in tongues. They do not know even why they give offerings. They face little criticism, they get confused and have no defense.

Having no personal experience with God, these are the people who can never say, “God spoke to me”. They have no convictions of their own. Many Christians who are not rooted in sound biblical doctrine can easily be persuaded to follow fables. Some born-again believers fall away because they do not know the difference between the true gospel, and the beliefs of sects like the Jehovah's Witnesses.

You may be in a church, but if you are not “deep” you will fall away at the next shaking and crisis. Next time there is a problem in the church, your membership and commitment will be shaken. Only a “shallow” Christian would fall away when a great man of God falls into scandalous sin. What have the sins of that man of God got to do with your own salvation? Why on earth would you think of leaving Christ because of your pastor’s mistakes? Christians behave in this way because they themselves are shallow!!

 

Credits: Excerpts from

Backsliding: Develop staying power

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Irene1 December 2023 at 07:42

    "A time of testing will come for every christian."
    O Lord,deepen my roots so that l may stay put even in the time of crisis in Jesus mighty name.

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  2. Vivian Atieno1 December 2023 at 08:53

    Heavenly father,help me to be deeply rooted in your word and have a personal experience with you in Jesus mighty name 🙏.

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