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161 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Radioman | 14706 | ||
ibelieve: As I said in my previous post, I am not saying that I am "right" and you are "wrong." I sincerely mean that. I thank you for sharing with us your interpretation/understanding of Hebrews 6:1 and following. Since there are at least four major interpretations of this passage, it would be inappropriate for me to declare that I have "the one correct" intepretation. Nor do I make that assertion. As I also said, I have no quarrel, no problem with you. I'm glad to see you here, participating in the forum. It is in a spirit of humility and respect for you that I ask you and the readers to consider the following regarding Hebrews 6:4-6. "By far, the most serious interpretive challenge [in Hebrews] is found in 6:4-6. The phrase 'once enlightened' is often taken to refer to Christians, and the accompanying warning taken to indicate the danger of losing their salvation if 'they fall away' and 'crucify again for themselves the Son of God.' But there is no mention of their being saved and they are not described with any terms that apply only to believers (such as holy, born again, righteous, or saints). This problem arises from inaccurately identifying the spiritual condition of the ones being addressed. In this case, they were unbelievers who had been exposed to God's redemptive truth, and perhaps made a profession of faith, but had not exercised genuine saving faith. In 10:26 the reference once again is to apostate Christians, not to genuine believers who are often incorrectly thought to lose their salvation because of their sins" (p. 1896, MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing). Thank you for your consideration. Radioman |
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162 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Radioman | 14775 | ||
Tim: I appreciate and respect you and I read your postings with pleasure. Thank you for your reply and your explanation of this passage. As I mentioned in a previous post, this passage does have four major interpretations. I have been familiar with all four of them for about 30 years now. The one I am most familiar with is the one I was repeatedly taught as a child growing up in an Arminian church, i.e.: The warning is to those who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and are in danger of falling away, through unbelief or sin, and losing their salvation. I only wish that everyone who posts here would present their views with the courtesy, sensible references to Scripture, reason and clarity that you have used regarding Heb. 6:4. Sincerely, Radioman |
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163 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Radioman | 39528 | ||
Hank: The Bible couldn't be a game to some of these loving and serene people. If one took a game and played as fast and loose with the rules as these people do with the principles of Bible interpretation, the game would have to be cancelled because of lack of structure. If the player of any game took as light and frivolous an attitude as these dreamers take toward the Bible, that player would be disqualified from the game. If every individual game player interpreted the rules of the game to suit his own fancy, the game would be cancelled on account of confusion and chaos. On the other hand, I guess to some the forum itself is a game in which points are scored for blasphemy and foolishness and where the players compete to see who can make the most outrageous assertions -- all without Scriptural evidence. |
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164 | The sensational or the reliable? | Revelation | Radioman | 1711 | ||
I knew this reply was written by you, even before I scrolled down to look at the tree. Good one, Charis! But you need not be envious. If you want my TV set, you can have it. I'm finished with it. (smile) | ||||||
165 | Best commentary on Revelation? | Revelation | Radioman | 1714 | ||
Well put, inhzsvc. The philosophy at TBN (although some of the programs are worthwhile) seems to be: let's go for the emotional experiences and the sensational prophecy experts; and forget sound Bible doctrine. As long as you shake, rattle and roll as I do, let's not be divided over doctrine. While all people will never agree on secondary points of doctrine, we had better base our fellowship around the essentials of the historic Christian faith (e.g. the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, the Atonement, Sin, Christ's Second Coming, etc.) If we don't, we seriously err and are vulnerable to confusion. | ||||||
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