Abandonment MacArthur Topical RSV

2 Chronicles 15:1-2 The Spirit of God came upon Az-a-ri'ah  the son of O'ded,

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 24:20 Then the Spirit of God took possession of Zech-a-ri'ah the son of Je-hoi'a-da the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper?  Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has fors0ken you,'"

Psalm 73:27 For lo, those who are far from thee shall perish; thou dost put an end to those who are false to thee.

Psalm 81:11-12 "But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would have none of me.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.

Hosea 4:17-19 E'phra-im is joined to idols, let him alone.

A band of drunkards, they give themselves to harlotry; they love shame more than their glory.

A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.

Matthew 13:20-21 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matthew 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

John 6:5-6 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, "How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?

This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

Acts 7:37-43 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet from your brethren as he raised me up.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and he received living oracles to give to us.

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,

saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'

And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice  to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

But God turned and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did  you offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices, forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

And you took up the tent of Mo'lock, and the star of the god Re'phan, and figures which you made to worship; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.'

Acts 14:14-18 But when the apostles Bar'na-bas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out among the multitude, crying,

Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like manner with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways;

yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.

With these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.

2 Corinthians 11:1-3 I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!

I feel a divide jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Chris to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

1 Timothy 4:1-5 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

through the pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared,

who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;

for then it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.