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1 | Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? | Heb 6:4 | Beja | 207534 | ||
This question regards Heb 6:4-6. My question is this: could somebody who believes that you can not loose your salvation tell me how you understand this verse? In an attempt to save waisted time let me say a few things. First, I believe in the eternal security of the believer therefore there is no need to convince me of that doctrine. I'm looking how this verse is compatable with that doctrine. Second, I do not find the arguement that I have heard some people say, that this verse is talking about hypothetically "if we could loose our salvation." That explination does not fit within the context at all in my opinion. So if you do think that really is the explination, you need to argue it in good detail and show exactly how this is Paul's line of reasoning. Third, I do feel I might have my own answer, but it relies on stating that the translators of the NASB have not chosen the best translation of a particular participle within this passage. Not in definition but in terms of syntax. However, I'm not entirely comfortable with that answer so I am seeking what other answer there "might" be. Thank you in advance for your thoughts. |
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2 | Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? | Heb 6:4 | Immanuelsown | 207753 | ||
Beja, I haven't gone into any in depth study, I will just put it out there for the Forum to see and judge. I have been doing a lot of reading, and rereading on this question, what I now see is something, that has turned out to be obvious, but was hidden, until a short time ago. I guess it's a question of awareness. What I became aware of is the fact, Heb. 6:1. Starts with (THEREFORE). Would you ever start a sentence with (therefore,) unless you had already said something, that you wanted to emphasize? So I went back to Heb. 5 for the beginning of the thought.(context) He had just called them babes, in need of teaching! 5:11 to 6:8 turns out to be a chastisement of the Hebrews. An explanation of truth to them, so they would understand where, and in whom they stood. Read this passage with an attitude of frustration with a people, that he (Paul) had already travailed in birth for. Look at the entire book, I believe you could take 1:1 to 13:25 as one complete teaching. But 5:11 to 6:8 does not go with anything else in the book, he makes his remarks, then promptly goes right back to where he was before. Then in Heb.10:26-32 he says the same thing again. This appears to be an admonition to a people, that are wavering in their belief, and he is showing them the impossibility of it. I have always read the passage Heb. 6:4-6 as speaking of regenerate people, who become apostate. It was to me, the only logical explanation, to eternal security. Now my eternal security is more secure:-) I now believe he was explaining to them, just how secure they, truly were. In Him Imm |
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