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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_811" /> ==
<p> ''''' a ''''' - ''''' pos´ta ''''' - ''''' si ''''' , ''''' a ''''' - ''''' pos´tā̇t ''''' ( ἡ αποστασία , <i> ''''' hē apostası́a ''''' </i> , "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English [[Versions]] of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in the Greek original, to express abandonment of the faith. Paul was falsely accused of teaching the [[Jews]] apostasy from Moses (&nbsp;Acts 21:21 ); he predicted the great apostasy from Christianity, foretold by Jesus (&nbsp;Matthew 24:10-12 ) which would precede "the day of the Lord" (&nbsp;2 Thessalonians 2:2 ). Apostasy, not in name but in fact, meets scathing rebuke in the [[Epistle]] of Jude, e.g. the apostasy of angels (&nbsp;Judges 1:6 ). Foretold, with warnings, as sure to abound in the latter days (&nbsp;1 Timothy 4:1-3; &nbsp;2 Thessalonians 2:3; &nbsp;2 Peter 3:17 ). Causes of: persecution (&nbsp;Matthew 24:9 , &nbsp;Matthew 24:10 ); false teachers (&nbsp;Matthew 24:11 ); temptation (&nbsp;Luke 8:13 ); worldliness (&nbsp;2 Timothy 4:4 ); defective knowledge of Christ (&nbsp;1 John 2:19 ); moral lapse (&nbsp;Hebrews 6:4-6 ); forsaking worship and spiritual living (&nbsp;Hebrews 10:25-31 ); unbelief (&nbsp;Hebrews 3:12 ). Biblical examples: Saul (&nbsp;1 Samuel 15:11 ); [[Amaziah]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 25:14 , &nbsp;2 Chronicles 25:27 ); many disciples (&nbsp;John 6:66 ); [[Hymeneus]] and [[Alexander]] (&nbsp;1 Timothy 1:19 , &nbsp;1 Timothy 1:20 ); [[Demas]] (&nbsp;2 Timothy 4:10 ). For further illustration see &nbsp;Deuteronomy 13:13; &nbsp;Zephaniah 1:4-6; &nbsp;Galatians 5:4; &nbsp;2 Peter 2:20 , &nbsp;2 Peter 2:21 . </p> <p> "Forsaking Yahweh" was the characteristic and oft-recurring sin of the chosen people, especially in their contact with idolatrous nations. It constituted their supreme national peril. The tendency appeared in their earliest history, as abundantly seen in the warnings and prohibitions of the laws of Moses (&nbsp;Exodus 20:3 , &nbsp;Exodus 20:4 , &nbsp;Exodus 20:23; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 6:14; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 11:16 ). The fearful consequences of religious and moral apostasy appear in the curses pronounced against this sin, on Mount Ebal, by the representatives of six of the tribes of Israel, elected by Moses (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 27:13-26; 28:15-68). So wayward was the heart of Israel, even in the years immediately following the national emancipation, in the wilderness, that Joshua found it necessary to re-pledge the entire nation to a new fidelity to [[Yahweh]] and to their original covenant before they were permitted to enter the [[Promised]] Land (Josh 24:1-28). [[Infidelity]] to this covenant blighted the nation's prospects and growth during the time of the Judges (&nbsp;Judges 2:11-15; &nbsp;Judges 10:6 , &nbsp;Judges 10:10 , &nbsp;Judges 10:13; &nbsp;1 Samuel 12:10 ). It was the cause of prolific and ever-increasing evil, civic and moral, from Solomon's day to the [[Assyrian]] and [[Babylonian]] captivities. Many of the kings of the divided kingdom apostatized, leading the people, as in the case of Rehoboam, into the grossest forms of idolatry and immorality (&nbsp;1 Kings 14:22-24; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 12:1 ). Conspicuous examples of such royal apostasy are [[Jeroboam]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 12:28-32 ); [[Ahab]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 16:30-33 ); [[Ahaziah]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 22:51-53 ); [[Jehoram]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 21:6 , &nbsp;2 Chronicles 21:10 , &nbsp;2 Chronicles 21:12-15 ); [[Ahaz]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 28:1-4 ); [[Manasseh]] (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 33:1-9 ); Amen (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 33:22 ). See [[Idolatry]] . [[Prophecy]] originated as a [[Divine]] and imperative protest against this historic tendency to defection from the religion of Yahweh. </p> <p> In classical Greek, apostasy signified revolt from a military commander. In the roman catholic church it denotes abandonment of religious orders; renunciation of ecclesiastical authority; defection from the faith. The persecutions of the early [[Christian]] centuries forced many to deny Christian discipleship and to signify their apostasy by offering incense to a heathen deity or blaspheming the name of Christ. The emperor Julian, who probably never vitally embraced the Christian faith, is known in history as "the Apostate," having renounced [[Christianity]] for paganism soon after his accession to the throne. </p> <p> An apostate's defection from the faith may be <i> intellectual </i> , as in the case of Ernst Haeckel, who, because of his materialistic philosophy, publicly and formally renounced Christianity and the church; or it may be <i> moral and spiritual </i> , as with Judas, who for filthy lucre's sake basely betrayed his Lord. See exhaustive articles on "Apostasy" in the <i> [[Jewish]] Encyclopedia </i> . </p>
       
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_811" />
<p> '''''a''''' -'''''pos´ta''''' -'''''si''''' , '''''a''''' -'''''pos´tā̇t''''' ( <span> ἡ αποστασία </span> , <i> '''''hē apostası́a''''' </i> , "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the [[English]] [[Versions]] of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in the [[Greek]] original, to express abandonment of the faith. [[Paul]] was falsely accused of teaching the [[Jews]] apostasy from [[Moses]] ( <span> Acts 21:21 </span> ); he predicted the great apostasy from Christianity, foretold by [[Jesus]] ( <span> [[Matthew]] 24:10-12 </span> ) which would precede "the day of the Lord" ( <span> 2 Thessalonians 2:2 </span> ). Apostasy, not in name but in fact, meets scathing rebuke in the [[Epistle]] of Jude, e.g. the apostasy of angels ( <span> [[Judges]] 1:6 </span> ). Foretold, with warnings, as sure to abound in the latter days ( <span> 1 [[Timothy]] 4:1-3 </span> ; <span> 2 Thessalonians 2:3 </span> ; <span> 2 [[Peter]] 3:17 </span> ). Causes of: persecution ( <span> Matthew 24:9 </span> , <span> Matthew 24:10 </span> ); false teachers ( <span> Matthew 24:11 </span> ); temptation ( <span> [[Luke]] 8:13 </span> ); worldliness ( <span> 2 Timothy 4:4 </span> ); defective knowledge of [[Christ]] ( <span> 1 [[John]] 2:19 </span> ); moral lapse ( <span> Hebrews 6:4-6 </span> ); forsaking worship and spiritual living ( <span> Hebrews 10:25-31 </span> ); unbelief ( <span> Hebrews 3:12 </span> ). [[Biblical]] examples: [[Saul]] ( <span> 1 [[Samuel]] 15:11 </span> ); [[Amaziah]] ( <span> 2 [[Chronicles]] 25:14 </span> , <span> 2 Chronicles 25:27 </span> ); many disciples ( <span> John 6:66 </span> ); [[Hymeneus]] and [[Alexander]] ( <span> 1 Timothy 1:19 </span> , <span> 1 Timothy 1:20 </span> ); [[Demas]] ( <span> 2 Timothy 4:10 </span> ). [[For]] further illustration see <span> [[Deuteronomy]] 13:13 </span> ; <span> [[Zephaniah]] 1:4-6 </span> ; <span> [[Galatians]] 5:4 </span> ; <span> 2 Peter 2:20 </span> , <span> 2 Peter 2:21 </span> . </p> <p> "Forsaking Yahweh" was the characteristic and oft-recurring sin of the chosen people, especially in their contact with idolatrous nations. It constituted their supreme national peril. The tendency appeared in their earliest history, as abundantly seen in the warnings and prohibitions of the laws of Moses ( <span> [[Exodus]] 20:3 </span> , <span> Exodus 20:4 </span> , <span> Exodus 20:23 </span> ; <span> Deuteronomy 6:14 </span> ; <span> Deuteronomy 11:16 </span> ). The fearful consequences of religious and moral apostasy appear in the curses pronounced against this sin, on [[Mount]] Ebal, by the representatives of six of the tribes of Israel, elected by Moses ( <span> Deuteronomy 27:13-26 </span> ; 28:15-68). [[So]] wayward was the heart of Israel, even in the years immediately following the national emancipation, in the wilderness, that [[Joshua]] found it necessary to re-pledge the entire nation to a new fidelity to [[Yahweh]] and to their original covenant before they were permitted to enter the [[Promised]] [[Land]] (Josh 24:1-28). [[Infidelity]] to this covenant blighted the nation's prospects and growth during the time of the Judges ( <span> Judges 2:11-15 </span> ; <span> Judges 10:6 </span> , <span> Judges 10:10 </span> , <span> Judges 10:13 </span> ; <span> 1 Samuel 12:10 </span> ). It was the cause of prolific and ever-increasing evil, civic and moral, from Solomon's day to the [[Assyrian]] and [[Babylonian]] captivities. [[Many]] of the kings of the divided kingdom apostatized, leading the people, as in the case of Rehoboam, into the grossest forms of idolatry and immorality ( <span> 1 Kings 14:22-24 </span> ; <span> 2 Chronicles 12:1 </span> ). [[Conspicuous]] examples of such royal apostasy are [[Jeroboam]] ( <span> 1 Kings 12:28-32 </span> ); [[Ahab]] ( <span> 1 Kings 16:30-33 </span> ); [[Ahaziah]] ( <span> 1 Kings 22:51-53 </span> ); [[Jehoram]] ( <span> 2 Chronicles 21:6 </span> , <span> 2 Chronicles 21:10 </span> , <span> 2 Chronicles 21:12-15 </span> ); [[Ahaz]] ( <span> 2 Chronicles 28:1-4 </span> ); [[Manasseh]] ( <span> 2 Chronicles 33:1-9 </span> ); [[Amen]] ( <span> 2 Chronicles 33:22 </span> ). [[See]] [[Idolatry]] . [[Prophecy]] originated as a [[Divine]] and imperative protest against this historic tendency to defection from the religion of Yahweh. </p> <p> [[In]] classical Greek, apostasy signified revolt from a military commander. In the roman catholic church it denotes abandonment of religious orders; renunciation of ecclesiastical authority; defection from the faith. The persecutions of the early [[Christian]] centuries forced many to deny Christian discipleship and to signify their apostasy by offering incense to a heathen deity or blaspheming the name of Christ. The emperor Julian, who probably never vitally embraced the Christian faith, is known in history as "the Apostate," having renounced [[Christianity]] for paganism soon after his accession to the throne. </p> <p> An apostate's defection from the faith may be <i> intellectual </i> , as in the case of Ernst Haeckel, who, because of his materialistic philosophy, publicly and formally renounced Christianity and the church; or it may be <i> moral and spiritual </i> , as with Judas, who for filthy lucre's sake basely betrayed his Lord. See exhaustive articles on "Apostasy" in the <i> [[Jewish]] [[Encyclopedia]] </i> . </p>
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<ref name="term_811"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/apostasy;+apostate Apostasy; Apostate from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_811"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/apostasy;+apostate Apostasy; Apostate from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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