What is spiritual retreat/reversion?
Spiritual retreat, or reversion, is the act of reverting—turning back and returning to a former state or condition. The Christian life is a life of absolutes: at every moment we are either spiritual, controlled by the Spirit and running toward the goal, or carnal, controlled by the flesh and running away from it. When our carnality goes unchecked by confession, we drift farther and farther adrift into the more dangerous and destructive condition of spiritual retreat, like the Israelites who, after being delivered from Egypt, longed to turn back.
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Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 3, Lesson 3-2 - The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion (Review q1) · Read this lesson in the book →
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- What are the seven steps from spiritual retreat to recovery?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–2: The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion
- Describe the sin of Ahithophel and its results.Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–2: The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion
- Were the adultery and murder committed by David any less serious than the sins of Ahithophel? Why did God’s treatment of the two men differ?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–2: The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion
- How could Hushai remain loyal to David? Where did he learn this kind of loyalty?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–2: The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion
- What are the five strengths and kinks of the soul of man?Same lesson · The Basics · Lesson 3–2: The Danger—Spiritual Retreat/Reversion
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