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NASB | Hebrews 10:26 ¶ For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 10:26 ¶ For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], |
Bible Question: What does this verse mean and how is it applied today? |
Bible Answer: Try to read it in context with the whole chapter. Then consider interpreting it in light of other scripture. Try starting at Eph 2:8,9. Salvation is all about what God does for man, not about what man can do for himself. It is a "gift". It is not about what we can do for ourselves (works).Proponents of believers being able to lose their salvation almost always refer to Hebrews 10:26, but what they fail to recognize is how one gets saved to begin with, and what else the bible has to say about it. What about "He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it." ?(Phil 1:6). Try reading Dr. Charles Stanley's book "Eternal Security". It will help you become confident in your salvation. Also, think of it from a common sense standpoint. If a person sins once saved, and then can go to hell, which sin sent him there? All of them? some of them? one of them? The same chapter you are questioning states that "because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy". (Heb 10:14). Hebrews 10:18 also mentions "no longer any sacrifice for sins". What does it mean in THAT verse? Something different? Try reading John 5:24, then read it again, but slowly and paying attention to the words carefully "HAS eternal life" and "WILL NOT be condemned" (emphasis mine). Also, if we are "born again". Then consider someone being "unborn". Is it possible for a son or daughter to be anything other than a son or daughter? What did the Lord say to the pharisees about their "father the devil". If we are born into the family of God, then what happens if we lose our salvation? Are we disowned? Disinherited? Unborn? Think about also the human effort to keep the law, and the reason why Christ had to come in order to keep it and to be our perfect sacrifice. It was because we were unable in ourselves to fulfill the righteousness of the law. Only Jesus could do that as God incarnate. Now what makes us think we can impact our salvation in any way? We couldn't save ourselves, but we can "unsave" ourselves? It just doesn't make any sense, especially in light of all the eveidence in scripture that speaks of security. I will be praying for you! |