Overview:
Great beginnings are all too often eclipsed by tragic endings. History is littered with the “tragic biographies” of leaders like King Saul, who began with promise but ended in suicide; King David, who fell into impurity; and King Solomon, whose divided heart led to a divided nation. These stories serve as a warning: if disaster can strike the most capable and wise, it can certainly happen to us.
In this message, Pastor Chuck Swindoll addresses what he describes as an “epidemic” within the family of God—a widespread resistance to walking with the Lord and a preference for living as we please. He identifies a destructive four-step cycle of spiritual erosion that begins with our inherent depravity and ends in open rebellion
