In the New Testament, the Church in the last days will experience what the apostle Paul called the great falling away. Steve Gallagher put together a list of 19 signs that someone is a part of the great falling away.
19 Signs You Are A Part Of The Great Falling Away
1. Prayer is nonexistent or mechanical
2. You know the Word but you don’t live it
3. Earnest thoughts about eternal things are no longer regular or gripping in your life
4. Sins of the body and of the mind can be indulged in without an uproar in your conscience
5. Aspirations for Christ-like holiness have ceased to be dominate in your mind
6. The acquisition of money and goods take up a major part of your thinking
7. You can sing worship songs without really meaning what they express
8. You can hear eternal issues treated flippantly and not be moved to indignation
9. Your main concerns are of your temporal and earthly life
10. Conflicts with others are not a major concern to you
11. You no longer hunger for a deeper life in God
12. You don’t live with a full and grateful heart
13. You have little concern over and make little effort to meet the needs of others
14. You always see your level of spirituality in positive terms
15. You are more concerned about your pet doctrines than you are of people’s lives
16. Sports, recreation, and entertainment are a large and necessary part of your life
17. You are more concerned with your image than with the reality of your life with God
18. You are full of bitterness, or criticism, or pride, or covetousness, or lust
19. You have a head full of knowledge and heart that has grown cold to God
