Offense: Persecution, a Cause of, to Mere Professors
Source: TTT
Matthew 13:21
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Matthew 24:10
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’