Apostasy

[uh-paw’-stuh-see]
(Greek apo-, “away” or “apart” + Greek stasis, “standing”)
When a person commits a formal desertion, denouncement, or rejection from one’s religion, namely Christianity. A person who commits apostasy is called an “apostate.” The Bible is replete with warnings against, and examples of, apostasy [cf. Heb 6:4-6, “Forsaking the LORD,” Jer. 2:17]. Jesus himself spoke of a […]

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