Can Backsliders Be Restored?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

5 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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What happens when a believer abandons their walk of faith? Can they be restored back into God's kingdom? What are the requirements of that restoration? Dr. David K. Bernard addresses these questions while offering hope to those who have walked away from faith.If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and a review on iTunes or your preferred podcast platform. We also greatly appreciate it when you share Apostolic Life in the 21st Century with your family and friends.If you enjoy this podcast, ...

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0:00.0	Can a backslider be restored? If so, what are the requirements for restoration? Dr. David
0:07.4	K. Bernard explains in this episode of Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to
0:14.8	helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the first century church. This podcast is
0:20.7	part of a teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.
0:24.2	Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their
0:29.6	daily lives. Thank you for joining us for this episode. The Old Testament makes reference to
0:36.7	something called backsliding.
0:39.0	And anybody who's been around the Apostolic Pentecostal Church for any length of time knows that we have picked that term up.
0:45.4	What do we mean, though?
0:46.8	Can you explain maybe to the uninitiated what apostolics mean when they describe somebody as a backslider?
0:52.8	And more importantly, the reason why we're even
0:55.2	asking this question is, can a person who has backslid, can they be restored? The short answer is yes,
1:02.2	a person who has backslid and can be restored. Now, yes, as you point out, the term backslider
1:08.1	is kind of like a Pentecostal term or used by other conservative
1:11.9	groups as well. It really comes to the Old Testament, not the New Testament. But we use it to mean
1:16.8	someone who was once an active part of the church saved. So we would understand that to mean
1:22.8	baptized in Jesus name, filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues, coming faithfully to church.
1:27.4	And then for whatever reason, they drop out of church.
1:29.5	They're not coming anymore.
1:30.7	They're not living the Christian life.
1:32.3	They're not paying their ties generally.
1:34.8	They're not following some teachings, whether it be modesty of dress or sexual morality.
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