The writer is reminding the reader of how seriously the Lord takes our relationship with Him:. The person in view here has been sanctified, so they are in the family of God by faith. Nevertheless, this person goes on sinning willfully, and therefore they place themselves in jeopardy of God's judgment.
The judgment isn't a question of Heaven or hell but rather a judgment over rewards. The writer's reference to fire in v. Believers should recognize that our judgment moment before God can be a terrifying thing if we arrive having lived a life of willful disobedience.
It's precisely because we are in covenant with God that this moment is so serious. Acts , 18—24; 2 Pet. The farmland analogy of verses 7—8 illustrates the distinction between externally experienced blessings and internal heart responses. God, who sovereignly grants repentance to rebels Acts ; , will not intervene as he could to turn around those who have willfully walked away. Such an apostate has identified himself with those who crucified the Son of God and treated him with contempt Heb.
His dignity underscores the horrific evil of renouncing allegiance to him and siding with his enemies. Duguid, James M. Hamilton Jr, and Jay Sklar. Dennis E.
Dennis and his wife, Jane, live in Escondido and have four children and sixteen grandchildren. What Is the Mark of the Beast? Revelation Thomas R. Verse 10 3 makes it clear that Jesus is talking about Christians when He says that those who stand firm to the end will be saved.
One of the clearest passages on this subject is 1 Corinthians , 2 4. Clearly, such a person was saved at one time. This passage tells us as much. In other words, Paul is talking about those who lose their salvation. There are several other texts that confirm what 1 Corinthians , 2 tells us. No adversary can take the gift of salvation from us.
When I was a teenager and learning to drive, one of my instructors was a seminary student preparing to become a pastor. I asked my instructor about those who are converted and whose lives show every indication of conversion, but who nevertheless turn their backs on God and reject Him. In reply, he told me that such people had never been saved in the first place.
What if I fall again? Am I really saved now? Some people believe that whenever you commit a sin, you lose your salvation. The Bible talks about enduring to the end Matthew and holding firmly to the gospel 1 Corinthians , 2. In other words, we lose our salvation only when we choose to stop believing. As we read the text, something jumps out at us: This passage is clearly referring to those who at one time were saved.
Only the saved share in the Holy Spirit, for example see Acts ; Ephesians , The real problem is in verse 6. Some commentators see this verse as a reference to the unpardonable sin see Matthew , Since 1 John promises that God will forgive our sins if we confess them, then the unpardonable sin must be the sin we refuse to confess.
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