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1 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | Pastor Glenn | 62579 | ||
BradK, Just an observation: Heb 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6if they fall away,[2] to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. Notice all of the “AND”s here. 1. those who were once enlightened AND 2. have tasted the heavenly gift AND 3. have become partakers of the Holy Spirit AND 4. have tasted the good word of God AND 5. the powers of the age to come Doesn’t this indicate a Christian that is very very close to God? It seems it would take a person with the mindset of Satan to turn back from that kind of relationship to God. God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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2 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | BradK | 62588 | ||
Hello Pastor Glenn, Your observation is noted,and I would agree for the most part. Let me briefly elaborate. As I believe the issue is maturity, we could say that a "mature" Christian is one controlled by the Word of God. Their life is saturated by and submitted to Gods' Word. Maturity requires time for a believers life to be in complete obedience to God's Word. Maturity gained is not necessarily permanent. It can be lost, not salvation. The exhortation starting in Chap. 6:1, carries over the thought from 5:11-14. The writer is urging his readers to go on to maturity! I think the exhortation suggests that maturity is not a permanent state, it can be reversed. There seems to be an analogy from Heb.3:7-11,15 and 4:7 to Israel's experience at Kadesh-Barnea which is interesting. Their failure in 6:6 to continue on the path toward maturity could cause them to remain in a spiritual condition that God will not change. I see that this is what the writer is speaking of when he says,"to renew them again to repentance". Israel's refusal to go into the land did not cause them to lose their relationship with God, for God still referred to them as a redeemed people (Is.43:1); but, as a redeemed people, they lost the privileges and blessings they could have received by faith- believing God. Their refusal to go into the land was a refusal to go on to maturity. So it is in Hebrews 6. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | Pastor Glenn | 62631 | ||
Well said BradK, It is also interesting how God often speaks of His people as sheep, as well as, as lambs. He also talks about how He would leave 99 to find the one lost sheep. God is great! God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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