The Bible describes the sad consequences of such a course when it says: “Certainly if, after having escaped from the defilements of the world by an accurate knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they get involved again with these very things and are overcome, the final conditions have become worse for them than the first....
Piibel kirjeldab sellise teguviisi kurbi tagajärgi nõnda: „Kui nad Issanda ja Õnnistegija Jeesuse Kristuse tunnetuse läbi pääsesid pakku maailma ebapuhtusest, kuid jälle segunevad sellega ja jäävad alla, siis on nende viimne lugu saanud pahemaks kui esimene....