Many people grow up in church believing they know God, yet still drift away searching for something more. Why does this happen? Scripture reveals a deeper story behind every departure from God: pride, deception, and the belief that our way is better than His. From Satan’s fall to Eden to our own hearts, the same lie repeats. But God still calls the wandering home. What really pulls people away from God, and can they return?
Pretenders in the Faith: Why Some Turn Away from God Today I heard about yet another well known Christian figure that has renounced his faith. How sad that we seem to hear about this more and more. It should not surprise us that this happens. We actually should expect it. The Bible has a lot to say about people who are "pretenders". In 2 Timothy 4:10, Paul, who was writing from a Roman prison and soon to be executed, tells Timothy that he had been abandoned by Demas. Pa