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1 | is esau eternally damned? | Heb 12:15 | disciple144 | 42669 | ||
why is Esau seemed as if he is eternally damned in this book? | ||||||
2 | is esau eternally damned? | Heb 12:15 | Scribe | 42670 | ||
Hebrews 12:15-17 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Very Good question, and one that deserves an answer. This is one of the most sobering passages in the new testament. The reason that Esau was condemned was that he had a heart that considered the temporary lusts of the flesh more to be desired and satisfied than to desire and seek after eternal promises of God by faith. This passages warns christians to take heed that they not have this kind of heart. What it means is that we must continue to have the heart of Jacob that held on to the Angel of the Lord and would not be denied blessing from God. If in a time of temptation to sin against God you remember that you are in a sense choosing a bowl of soup for the divine presence and promises of God it will help you to resist and will cause the power of the lust to fade. If you did fall into a sin would you be eternally damned? We all know that is not true or no one would be saved. However Esau was not condemned because he did such a thing one time. Esau had a heart condition that he did not repent of. When the passage says he sought it with tears it does not mean that Esau sincerely cryed out to God but God would not forgive him. It is a reference to when Esau cried after he found out that Jacob had recieved the blessing that should have been Esau's as the first born, when he came to Isaac and found out Jacob had already been there disguised as Esau. Esau wept, Genesis 27:34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. .. he was seeking a change in the situation.. He wept but not to the Lord in repentance but to Isaac saying.. Bless me.. even ME... and then vowed to kill Jacob after he found out there was no remedy for loosing his birth right. Esau had no one but himself to blame, but you never read of Esau acknowledging this. If he had of he would have been forgiven. Esau cried seeking to change the situation but not seeking to be forgiven by God. What lesson is Paul applying to saints? Paul says we should be careful to make sure such a heart is not found in us? If it were not possible then Paul would not have been inspired to warn us. The truth is that satan will attempt this strategy against the saints. We are not ignorant of his devices thanks to scriptures like these. May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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