Black smith teaching series

Part 1

What Leads to Apostasy?

"And if thou wilt walk before me, as David they father walked in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and will keep my statues and judgements..."
1 Kings 9vs.4

The word 'walk' used in the above scripture indicates a relationship with God. There are things mentioned above that are requirements for a perfect walk with God and the first one is integrity.

The word integrity means to adhere to moral and ethical principles, soundness of moral character. Walking in integrity is to be blameless and to be accountable for one's actions such that men can attest that, indeed, you are a Christian.

When the prophet Nathan rebuked David over his sin of taking Bathsheba the wife of Uriah, he fasted and sought the Lord. Also, when David numbered the children of Israel and God was angry at him, he cried out to the Lord for forgiveness and made a sacrifice unto God seeking his mercy.

As a child of God, if you get to a point where you cannot be corrected or you can never be accountable to any man, you are in a dangerous position. The most difficult thing is to see that a gifted believer has fallen because there can still be signs and manifestations of power. Yet he would have fallen a long time ago.

The only person who knows is you although the fruits of a broken relationship with God can be evident.

"For it IS IMPOSSIBLE for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were partakers of the holy ghost and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the son of God afresh, and put him to open shame."
Hebrews 6 vs.4-6

 It is hard for any man who has reached the state mentioned in the above scripture to be corrected because he may have reached that point beyond redemption, where he can no longer be brought to repentance.

Never ignore the Spirit of God to a point of apostasy. Allow the Spirit to lead you and correct you always.

Apostle Humphrey