This document lists early warning signs of "spiritual cancer" based on passages from the Bible. It outlines danger signs relating to authority, people, preferences, time, conscience, and sin. The signs include justifying views based on feelings rather than the Bible, preferring secular activities over spiritual exercise, finding spiritual duties burdensome, and becoming comfortable with or minimizing sin. The conclusion notes that while these signs may not mean certain apostasy, they are things to watch carefully lest they develop further.
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Rev. Lawrence Fung is the main evening speaker at WCCCC 2018 at Mount Hermon. Our theme verse for 2018 is: "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV)
1st of 3 evening messages. Outline available in English and Chinese.
Rev. Fung is also the acting Director of Mobilization for Gospel Operation International (GOI). Previously, he served in Cumberland Presbyterian Chinese Church (CPCC) for over 20 years.
Presented at West Coast Chinese Christian Conference, December 2018.
Rev. Lawrence Fung is the main evening speaker at WCCCC 2018 at Mount Hermon. Our theme verse for 2018 is: "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV)
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Rev. Lawrence Fung is the main evening speaker at WCCCC 2018 at Mount Hermon. Our theme verse for 2018 is: "We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV)
2nd of 3 evening messages.
Presented at West Coast Chinese Christian Conference, December 2018.
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1. Early Warning Signs of
Spiritual Cancer
2 Tim. 2:14-18
American Cancer society stresses early detection.
Provides list of early warning signals. Encourages
frequent self-examinations and check-ups.
Likewise, the Bible stresses early detection of
spiritual illness. Get it before it gets a hold on you
(cf. Jas. 1:14-15). Get it before it gets beyond
curing. (1 Tim. 4:2; 2 Pet. 2:14).
Some early warning signs of spiritual cancer.
2. Danger Signs Relating To
Authority
• Find yourself resenting Biblical restrictions and
requirements.(Col 3:17;Acts 4:12)
• Find yourself justifying views and actions by something
other than Bible authority.
• What good and beloved people think about it. (cf. 1 Cor.
2:4-5).
• What we feel about it rather than rational conclusions
based on Bible information. (cf. Prov. 14:12).
• What is popularly accepted or prominently endorsed. (1
Cor. 1:26-31)
3. Danger Signs Relating To People
•Find it harder and harder to resist peer
pressure. (cf. Matt. 14:9).
•Find yourself feeling more and more
neglected by brethren. (cf. Matt. 20:28).
•Find yourself constantly critical of church -
may be looking for excuse to quit.
•Find yourself more concerned with personal
rights than feeling of brethren. (1 Cor. 8-9).
4. Danger Signs Relating To
Preferences
•Prefer constant company of worldly
minded over spiritually minded.
• (Rom 12:1-2)
•Prefer secular activities over spiritual
exercise.(1 Tim 4:8)
•Only real joy comes from non-spiritual
activities.
•Any spiritual exercise becomes a burden
5. Danger Signs Relating To Time
• Find it harder and harder to find time for
spiritual exercise - publicly and privately.
• Find more and more of you time consumed by
the affairs of this life. (cf. 2 Tim. 2:4)
• Innocent pleasures of this life. (Cf. 2 Tim. 3:4)
• Even necessities of this life -- sign of lack of faith.
(Matt. 6:30,33)
• Find yourself wanting to rush through services to
get on to something else.
6. Danger Signs Relating To Conscience
•Find yourself constantly arguing with
conscience.(James 4:17)
•Talking yourself into doubtful practices
(cf. Rom. 14:23)
•Talking yourself out of known duties.
•Find yourself constantly on the
defensive(Prov 28:1)
7. Danger Signs Relating To Sin
• Comfortable with sin in other. (2 Pet. 2:8).
•Minimizing the seriousness of sin.
• After all, "all have sinned".
•Comparing own sins favorable with other
sins.(not as bad as they are)
• More critical of efforts to correct sin than
the sinner.(Matt 7:1-5)(Rom 2:1)
8. Conclusion:
•These may not mean
apostasy is a certainty in
every case.
•These will do to watch lest
they develop to that point
