Popular Spotlight RUFFIN ON RELIGION Mike Ruffin: What does backsliding mean? Rev. Mike Ruffin Oct 19, 2025 Oct 19, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.” (Jeremiah 3:22)kAmx7 J@F 2EE6?5 49FC49 @? 2 C68F=2C 32D:D[ E96? J@F’G6 962C5 J@FC A2DE@C @C $F?52J $49@@= E62496C >6?E:@? 324<D=:5:?8] qFE H92E 5@6D :E >62?n |@C6@G6C[ H92E 2C6 E96 4@>>@? DJ>AE@>D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 324<D=:5:?8nk^AmkAm%96C6 2C6 D@>6 H9@ H@F=5 E6== J@F E92E 324<D=:5:?8 >62?D E@ 8@ 324< E@ J@FC @=5 H2JD] x 5@?’E 28C66] $@>6@?6 H9@ 8@6D 324< E@ 9:D @=5 H2JD :D H92E x 42== 2 “r@F?E6C76:E r9C:DE:2?]” x? @E96C H@C5D[ 9:D D2=G2E:@? >2J ?@E 92G6 366? C62= E@ 368:? 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