Jas 4:8a (NKJV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
Matt 24:10 (NIV) At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other.
2 Thess 2:3 (NKJV) Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed …
Luk 22:31-32 (NIV) Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
Luk 22:32 (NIV) But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
Luk 22:33 (NIV) But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
Luk 22:34 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”
Luk 22:54 (NIV) Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
Luk 22:55 (NIV) And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.
Psa 1:1 (NKJV) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
Luk 22:61 (NIV) The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”
Luk 22:62 (NIV) And he went outside and wept bitterly.
1 John 2:6 (NLT) Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
2 Pet 3:17-18 (NIV) Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
Jas 4:8 (NLT) Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.