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1 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Sir Pent | 24708 | ||
A concern for salvation .......................... Dear Tim, I know that you wrote this 3 months ago, but I would like to revisit it. Nolan recently brought up this passage in another post, and I went back and reread it. I know that you said that you find it hard to imagine a person who would do such a thing, but I believe that I may be one. You can read my experience by doing a quick search for "lost found testimony". The question I have is "Do I fit the criteria?" To know that, I need to know what the criteria are. Therefore, I would appreciate your input. In Hebrews 6:4-6: What does it mean to be "enlightened"? What does it mean to "taste the heavenly gift"? What does it mean to "share in the Holy Spirit"? What does it mean to "taste the goodness of God's Word?" What does it mean to "taste the powers of the coming age?" What does it mean to "fall away"? |
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2 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34288 | ||
The following is a testimony of former-Senator, and pro basketball player Bill Bradley. "I've made my choice," wrote the young basketball star. "I love Jesus Christ and I try to serve Him to the best of my ability. How about you?" It may surprise you to learn the tract was written 30 years ago by former Senator Bill Bradley. Bradley has since renounced his Christian beliefs,and his actions are a warning of the perils of political expediency--and of not holding our fellow believers accountable. The pamphlet, titled "I've Made My Choice," was published in the 1960s by the American Tract Society when Bradley was a rookie with the New York Knicks. In it, Bradley recounts how he accepted Christ while a student at Princeton. "I knew I had been giving my life to the wrong goals," he wrote. "I knew then that I wanted to give my life to Jesus Christ and His service." Not anymore, it appears. In his 1996 memoirs, Bradley says he was put off by the exclusive truth claims of fundamentalist Christianity. He was also bothered by the uncharitable attitudes and racism displayed by some Christians. Bradley now disavows his Christian beliefs and,according to "Investor's Business Daily," says he "now embraces all religions" from Buddhism to Islam, so long as they seek "inner peace." These are chilling words from a man who was once very active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. It appears that he has either renounced his faith entirely--or he decided, for political reasons, to renounce it publicly. Bradley's story is a cautionary tale, not just for Christians who go into politics, but for all of us. Here was a man who was converting others to Christ, and somewhere along the line, he got off the rails. It's a warning that we need to constantly keep ourselves fresh in the faith, to attend discipleship classes, and to hold one another accountable. As for Bradley, I hope and pray he will to reconsider the words that he himself wrote in that long-ago tract: "The choice is simple. It is between the eternal and the passing, between the strong and the weak . . . between Jesus Christ and the world." In Christ zach† |
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3 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Norrie | 34315 | ||
There are those that would say he wasn't saved in first place, but he sure made a good impression, didn't he. I know of others like that too. Makes you wonder, they claim they were saved, then they throw it away w/both hands...were they or weren't they? I guess we'll have to find out when we get there. | ||||||
4 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34325 | ||
Norrie; Thanks for that reply; To add to what you have already stated let me add the following; Paul wrote about some who "made ship-wreck of their faith" (1 Tim. 1:19,20) unlike many in our day Paul did not say of these who shipwrecked their faith, they were never really saved to begin with. In Christ zach† |
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