I know that it is hard for some of you to receive what I am about to say, but I believe that one of the greatest concerns of the early church and of the church today is that of "apostasy." "Apostasy" is "the abandonment of a former loyalty to Christ." Balaam turned the people of God to idols (Rev. 2:14). Jezebel turned the people of God to sexual immorality (Rev. 2:20). The Nicolaitans turned the people of God to self-indulgence and idolatry (Rev. 2:15). In Galatians the Judaizers turned people from Christ back to the law as a means of their salvation (Gal. 5:4). In Hebrews the people of God were turned from Christ back to Judaism (Heb. 2:1). I believe we are talking about a major theme in the New Testament.