Backsliding: Does It Really Happen?

2 Corinthians 5 Yes of course it does. If you are a Christian that still sins then yes backsliding really happens. Unless you are in sinless perfection in this life then you have the possibility to be backslidden. It is interesting that those who say no such thing exists have the perfect measure to determine that their sin does not rise to the level of backsliding. But anyone who is apart from God for any length of time has backslidden. Some may be just a little or a lot more stubborn to repent and get their heart right with God. Some also put a period of time upon what is a backslider and those who are simply just unredeemed and sinning. Then there is the type of sin which some say that a “Christian” could just never do if truly born again.

The recent infidelity of some high profile pastors has really seemed to rock some theological worlds. They react in such shock because their theology has told them that a true believer would never do such a thing. This patently false. The scriptures are replete with a multitude of sinful people who lived a life of faith. Hebrews 11 has a few examples.