Deconstruction and Progressive Christianity · Foundational
The Way Back
There is a way back for everyone who has walked away: a wandering child of God comes home through confession and finds fellowship restored, a person who never knew Christ may trust Him today, and both find that His finished work is enough.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
What Luke 15 shows about the far country and the Father who runs
2
How a wandering believer and a person who never trusted Christ each come home
3
How to answer the fear of having gone too far, including Hebrews 6 and 10
4
What Peter's restoration teaches about failure and grace
5
The practical steps home, and what it means for a church to welcome someone back
Lessons in this topic
01Can I Come Back?Plus6 min02What Does the Bible Say About Sex?PlusRelated lesson7 min03When Does Life Begin?PlusRelated lesson6 min04Why Do People Leave the Faith?PlusRelated lesson7 min
Key passages
Luke 15:1–2Luke 15:11–24Luke 15:25–32John 6:371 John 1:9Psalm 51:12Proverbs 28:13John 1:12Romans 10:131 Corinthians 15:3–4Hebrews 6:4–6Hebrews 10:26–29Matthew 12:31–321 Timothy 1:13–16Hebrews 3:13–15Luke 22:31–32Luke 22:61–622 Corinthians 7:10Mark 16:7John 21:15–17James 5:162 Corinthians 2:6–8Romans 15:71 Peter 3:18