To submit to hard truths, we must accept that God is sovereign, even over evil and unbelief.Į. To submit to hard truths, we often must go against our cultural and religious backgrounds by confronting preconceived ideas.ĭ. There are hard truths in God’s Word that must be submitted to, even if you don’t understand them.ī To submit to hard truths, we must be born of the Spirit.Ĭ. Persevering faith in God’s Word is the antidote to spiritual defection.Ī. Persevering faith in God’s Word and in God’s Son is the antidote to spiritual defection.ġ. So we’re looking at the problem of spiritual defection and how to avoid it. And then He asks the twelve (6:67), “You do not want to go away also, do you?” Wasn’t that God’s plan, for His Messiah to reign over Israel? But then Jesus’ shocking comments about eating His flesh and drinking His blood drove away almost everyone. The people wanted to make Jesus king (6:15). The wave of popular support was building. Earlier, it seemed like Jesus was on the brink of widespread success. By the end of John 6, He has twelve, and one of them is a traitor! Maybe Jesus needed to read some books on how to grow your ministry! Things weren’t looking good! At the start of John 6, Jesus has 20,000 people singing His praises after He fed them the loaves and fish. While I realize that we always have room to improve and that we should try to learn from the reasons why people leave the church, at the same time I take comfort in the fact that Jesus lost people who at first professed to be His disciples. It’s one thing if they get involved in another church where God’s Word is taught, but it’s grievous if they move to a liberal church or drop out of church completely. It’s always distressing for pastors when people leave the church.
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