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“Turned Around About Turning Back”
Categories: CHRISTIANS, NEW TESTAMENT, RELATIONSHIPSThe parable of the Prodigal Son gives us one perspective of how God views those that come back to Him and His teachings after straying and how this is a blessing and pleasing unto Him… however, 2 Peter 2:20-22 makes it seem that this is worse in God's eyes than never following His Word in the first place. Which is the case? Thank you!!Sincerely,
Looking For The Upside
Dear Looking For The Upside,
The story of the prodigal son (found in Lk 15:11-32) is the story of the lost returning to Christ… 2 Pet. 2:20-22 is the exact opposite. Peter is talking about faithful people who return to the wickedness of sinful living. If someone becomes a christian and then, once again, gets entangled in worldly living – they are worse off than they were to start with (2 Pet 2:20). When we know the truth and don’t obey it, we have the same eternal destination as before… but we can’t plead ignorance anymore. As long as we are still breathing, there is the possibility of returning to God, but it is a lot harder for an “ex-christian” to return to the truth than it is for an honest-but-ignorant person to obey God’s Word.
