Bible Question: What is the verse in Hebrews chapter 6 verse 6 saying |
Bible Answer: Hello everybody. This is a difficult passage, as many have stumbled because of it. I remember when I went through a cooling off period where I turned away from God, and on my way back, the book of Hebrews threw me on my face. I can't even begin to tell you the anguish I went through. I beleived that it actually said my chance had passed and I failed. But I thank God that the message is one of hope rather than condemnation. I should have realized that the terrible conviction I felt was a good sign that God wasn't through with me, but it didn't hit me right away. Now through more careful study of the bible and by asking questions, lots of questions, I realized that the entire book of Hebrews was written to a certain group of people who were considering abandoning Christ and going back to Judaism. If that wasn't the reason that the book was written, then the author would not have written countless reasons as to why Christ is superior to Moses, and to every high priest. Nor would he have written how animal sacrifices could not take away our sins, but Christ can: Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Hebrews 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; The entire book of Hebrews was written as a warning that one should not reject Christ and go back to Judaism. Because having been a partaker of the Holy Ghost, meaning: (once believed in Christ, and therefore Christ dwelt in him), if they were to reject Christ, then they would be living under the law again. By living under the law, they are as the Jews, and it was the Jews that had Christ crucified, so by becoming a Jew again, you are once again takin heart to the Jewish faith which openly crucifies Christ by denying him. So yes, by rejecting Christ, and going back to Judaism, one would be crucifying Christ for themselves a second time. This is not to say that they can't come back to Christ, but what it does say is that, without Christ, it is not possibe for repentance, since their no longer remains a sacrifice for sin. |