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1 | Hebrews 6:6 explained | Hebrews | Morant61 | 42084 | ||
Greetings John! I still don't buy it my friend! There are a couple of problems with this approach. 1) The illustration is imperfect (as most are): For example, in the illustration - the mother is falliable. It is possible that she could be unattentive and during that time, her child could be severely burned contrary to the mother's wishes. So, she warns the child as an extra measure of caution. The purpose is that between her warning and her watchfulness the child will hopefully be kept safe. However, God needs no such extra meassure to keep us. Can God be unattentive? 2) Secondly, in my opinion, the logic of this arugment breaks down in the following way. Your quoted source says that the warning is based upon what might occur if we were left to our own devises. However, you don't believe that we are left to our own devices. Do you? Therefore, we are back to where we started. The warning is a warning of something that cannot possibly happen. Why warn against something that cannot happen? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Hebrews 6:6 explained | Hebrews | John Reformed | 42086 | ||
Dear Tim, Do you believe that Christ is the author and finisher of our faith or do you rely on your own righteousness for your assurance of salvation. You must rely upon yourself because you are soverign over your destiny. God may plead and cry and exert all the power at His command, allto no avail against His own creation. Are there Frankenstiens lurking among the saints? John |
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3 | Hebrews 6:6 explained | Hebrews | Morant61 | 42094 | ||
Greetings John! There is a problem with assumed either/or questions. Often, there are other possibilities! Salvation is totally a work of grace, through faith. Yet, Scripture also affirms that this gift must be accepted. When someone responds to God's offer of salvation for the very first time, have they earned salvation? When someone repents, have they earned salvation? When someone believes, have they earned salvation? When I say that it is possible for someone to reject this gift, that doesn't mean that I'm relying on my own righteousness. You said: "God may plead and cry and exert all the power at His command, allto no avail against His own creation." Yet, isn't this exactly the case in Mt. 23:37, "‘‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." Here, Israel choose against God's desire. We obviously don't see this issues the same way, but let's please stick to examining the Scriptures rather than assumptions about what I may or may not believe! ;-) I have stated over and over again that we cannot earn or un-earn our salvation. However, Scripture does say that we must accept, believe, confess, receive, ect... Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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