Spiritual Amnesia Leads To Apostasy

I want to show you two things about AMNESIA AND APOSTASY.

First, let us look at…

I. AMNESIA

WHAT IS AMNESIA?

When a person has amnesia they forget some very important things in their life, such as…

• They forget who their loved ones are...ISN’T THAT SAD!

• Where they live… ISN’T THAT SAD!

• Their age… ISN’T THAT SAD!

• They cannot find their way home..ISN’T THAT SAD!

All the IMPORTANT things in their life they forget.

• Illus: President Ronald Reagan with all his achievements in life before he died he could not remember any of the great achievements in his life. ISN’T THAT SAD!

Illus: The only good thing that can be said about amnesia is that you can watch repeats cowboy movies like you have never seen them before.

BUT HERE IS SOMETHIG REALLY SAD! The modern church today seem to have SPIRITUAL AMNESIA.

That is some of the important doctrines from God’s word they seem to have forgotten and they no longer preach, teach and sing about them.

For example, one of the important doctrines of the scriptures is the imminent return of Christ.

In some churches they are busy preaching HEALTHY AND WEALTHY TEACHINGS they no longer hear their preachers preaching on some of the great doctrines they use to preach and teach.

This probably explains why you have a church today that no longer live the Christian life like Christ may come back today!!!

For example, let me give you some example:

1) This crowd today who profess to be born again that seldom ever come to church you think they think Christ may come back today? I DO NOT THINK SO!!!

2) This crowd that who profess to be born again who takes God’s tithes and use it on themselves do you think they think God may come back today? I DO NOT THINK SO!!!

3) This crowd that who profess to be born again who takes God’s day to go shopping, fishing, golfing, hunting etc. you think they think the Lord may come back today? I DO NOT THINK SO!!!

I could go on and on about people who profess to be born again and you cannot tell one difference between their life style and those who do not profess to be born again.

I am not saying they are not saved (Maybe they are and maybe they are not) What I AM SAYING THEY HAVE SPIRITUAL AMNESIA when IT COME TO THE TEACHINGS OF GOD’S WORD!!!

They live their life daily like they have forgotten that Christ may come back to rapture His church from this earth any moment.

They have forgotten the doctrine of the imminent return of Christ.

Paul wrote to Timothy and warned them of this dangerous times in which we live.

Look at 2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Folks this is the age in which we live!!!

Spiritual Amnesia prevail in many of our churches today!!!

2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Going back to 2 Timothy 3 look at verse 5.

Notice the warning Paul told us about this apsotasize church “…from such turn away.”

Illus: Many of those who profess to be saved when they are looking for a church to join they look for a church that can offer them….

(1) Location of church. It does not matter what they teach just so long as it is convenient.

(2) Activites for youth. It does not matter what they teach just so long as it is convenient.

(3) Social Level. It does not matter what they teach just so they have those who attend are on the upper social level.

(4) Building facilities. It does not matter what they teach just so have a beautiful building they can call their church.

Listen, none of these things are bad but whatever happen if a church did not teach and preach the Word of God a true believer would not join such a church.

Again I remind you the warning Paul told us about the apsotasize church “…from such turn away.”

WHY DID PAUL GIVE SUCHA WARNING?

Because it has been proven over and over again that if you listen to a lie long enough…you will soon believe it!