2 Peter 2:20-22 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.  For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.   But it has happened to them according to the true proverb:  “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”

When you hear the word backslider what picture comes to mind?  If the answer is, “none whatsoever” don’t be ashamed there are many in the church today that are unfamiliar with the term.  A backslider is a person that once had salvation, but has since turned away from the Lord Jesus to the point that he is now spiritually lost and dead again, just like he was before becoming saved.  Now that you know what it is, it isn’t hard to see the importance in staying away from that sort of trap, and the way you do that is by following the advice of a former backslider, Peter.  Peter tells us throughout 1 Peter that the way to stay clear of this trap of backsliding is to stay humble, diligent, to glorify God, to abstain from the world, and to always be ready to give a defense as to why you are a follower of Jesus.  Peter gives us the formula to keep us within the arms of the Lord, always.

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