Apparently the words, give up or forsake imply desertion, or abandoning the faith. The book of Hebrews contains other warnings to deserters - those who had tasted of God's blessings and received some of God's "seed". They may even have expressed every intention of following Christ. However they decided not to persevere. They just couldn't trust God with their lives, and so they wouldn't commit their lives to him and to the fellowship of his family. Maybe they couldn't let go of their material securities, or their loyalties to family and friends. Maybe the cost was too high. Whatever the reason, they decided to fellowship with the world. The book of Hebrews warns them about serious consequences: "eternal judgment" Hebrews.10:27
Disconnected from the Head
In the TV show,(Blog 4 days ago) when the lion pounced on the elephant, it went directly for the central nerve in order to disconnect the body's vital connection with the head. Satan, through the use of his accomplices, also tries to disconnect the members of Christ's Body from the Head. If he succeeds, then he can easily disconnect the members from each other. When their faith is weakened, they are prone to go after distractions. They gradually disconnect themselves from each other, and so the vital ingredients of fellowship dwindle away.
Satan knows that if he were to make his presence obvious by growling loudly, God's people would band together and form a strong defense. So he uses cunning deceptive strategy to draw them apart. After that it isn't hard to take them down. That explains why his accomplices look and act like the sheep even though they are really wolves. People admire them and follow them, not realizing that they are being lured away from God. These deceivers are so cunning that they can't always be recognized right away - sometimes not until much later - when we see the fallout: broken fellowship in the Body of Christ.
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