The Drift To Ruin

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. - Hebrews 2:1-4

The majesty of the Son to hold our gaze

”Their drift toward spiritual shipwreck may not start with storms of life-shaking crisis. Instead, subtle rip currents—career advancement and financial security, entertainment and recreation, reputation and social acceptance—loosen the line linking them to a ’sure and steadfast anchor of the soul’ (6:19). Such drift spells eternal ruin. Our preacher has displayed the majesty of the Son in order to guard our hearts against any distraction that would deflect our gaze from him (3:1; 12:1).” - Dennis E. Johnson

Moving away without realizing it

”When our anchors begin to lift from our soul’s grasp of the greatness and supremacy of life, we become susceptible to subtle tows. C. S. Lewis sagely remarked: ’And as a matter of fact, if you examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder how many of them would turn out to have been reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away?’”- R. Kent Hughes