To Turn Away, To Deviate
See also: Scandal.
Pressures, human or supernatural, the tricks of the Tempter or his servants, the seductions of the world, as well as sin, can lead us away from God.
In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me"
But I want to warn you Against a danger: The danger of being led astray by pressures and insinuations seeking to detach you from the faith that you now have in Me.[1]
In the Fundamental Christian Texts
In the Bible
I had said to myself: "Oh! how I wish to distinguish you among the sons, to give you a land of plenty, an inheritance that would be, among the nations, of a [[Seduction, Beauty, Charm|magical charm]." And I said: "You shall Call Me Your Father, you will no longer turn away from me."[2]
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church
The God of tenderness and mercy reveals Himself to those who have turned away from Him.[3]
Notes and references
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