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1 | I have a related question for anyone... | Acts 8:13 | cwade | 69833 | ||
Hank, I've been following this discussion between you and Tim (to the best of my ability) and I have a question regarding Hebrews 10:26. Was this not a warning given to Jews who were deliberately rejecting Christ's offer of salvation? Would correlating verses be: Numbers 15:30,31 "But those who brazenly violate the Lord's will, whether native Israelites or foreigners, blaspheme the Lord and they must be cut off from the community. Since they have treated the Lord's word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his commands, they must be completely cut off and suffer the consequences of their guilt." And since blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the only unfogivable sin, was the author telling the Jewish people that to reject Christ's sacrifice (after fully understanding it) meant that there was no other way for them to be saved? Hank, forgive how basic this question is, but I sometimes get a little confused trying to keep up with you and Tim. Thanks for bearing with me! cwade |
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2 | I have a related question for anyone... | Acts 8:13 | Hank | 69839 | ||
cwade, there is no cause to apologize for asking "basic" questions! I only hope that I can give a basic answer. I like the basics. There is every reason that the church in our time should stick to, or get back to, the basic gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe, first of all, that you are right about this passage in Hebrews 10:26-29 falling within the parameters of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit of which Jesus spoke in Matthew 12:31-37. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is deliberate rejection of Christ Himself, His miracles, and His salvation. To (1) trample the Son of God underfoot, (2) count the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and (3) to insult the Spirit of grace [v.29] puts the man beyond the opportunity of salvation. The Holy Spirit brings the offer of salvation to the heart of man. To reject Him utterly is to act presumptuously and to blaspheme God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is left no other remedy for sin. God has made one provision for our redemption and one only: no one comes to the Father except through faith in His Son. No other way, no other sacrifice, no other power has the atoning power: nothing but the blood of Christ. And yes, I believe that these passages in the book of Hebrews have considerable relevance to Numbers 15:30,31, as well as to other Old Covenant books, chiefly Leviticus. There is every evidence to lead to the conclusion that the recipients of the epistle were a community of Hebrews, and it is thus not at all surprising that the writer establishes grounds for his treatise in the work of the Levitical priesthood. Moreover, although these Jews to whom this epistle was originally intended were by and large converts to Christ, it is more than likely that there were in their midst a number of Jews who had not yet made a genuine commitment of faith in Christ, though they may have been attracted to the message of the gospel, and even some may have indeed assumed a form of godliness, entered into baptism and the Lord's supper as an outward show only -- something like going along with the crowd -- without having experienced spiritual regeneration. It may well be those of this stripe to whom the writer is referring in his stern message of Hebrews 10:26-29. Does any of this seem to make sense and help? Or does it muddy the water even more? --Hank | ||||||
3 | I have a related question for anyone... | Acts 8:13 | Ray | 69844 | ||
Hi Hank, Isn't it good to know in regards to Numbers and Hebrews that God deals with us as sons, even as He dealt with the sons of Levi. Numbers 16:8, "Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi,..." Hebrews 12:5, "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by Him; For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines; And he scourges every son whom He/ receives." Proverbs 3:11, "My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord,/ Or loathe His reproof, for whom the Lord loves (He) reproves, Even as a father, the son in whom he delights." If a believer is not living the life that he should, he better be hoping for discipline soon; for whom the Lord loves He disciplines. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | I have a related question for anyone... | Acts 8:13 | Hank | 69848 | ||
Amen, Ray! Merry Christmas to you. Some time ago I read an article written by a Christian who happened to be a psychologist trained in giving counsel to children raised up in dysfunctional homes. One of the points he stressed was that while children outwardly may give the appearance of resisting discipline, inwardly they crave it and feel unloved by their parents and resentful toward them if the parents do not exert a certain amount of guidance and discipline toward the children. So should it be with us as children of the Most High, as you have pointed out, that we should hope for, and warmly welcome, discipline from the Lord. The person who feels no tugging of his conscience, no remorse for his sin, is in deep trouble. The standards of good and evil in our humanism-driven, fallen world grow odder and more topsy-turvy every day. What the Bible calls good the world calls extremism or religious bigotry, and what the Bible calls evil the world calls politically or socially correct, or legal, or an alternate lifestyle. The world goes to any length to justify its acts and will admit to virtually anything under the sun except the truth: that man is depraved and, without Christ, is as hopelessly lost as a goose in a snowstorm. --Hank | ||||||