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NASB | Hebrews 6:4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 6:4 For [it is impossible to restore to repentance] those who have once been enlightened [spiritually] and who have tasted and consciously experienced the heavenly gift and have shared in the Holy Spirit, |
Subject: Can you loose your salvation? |
Bible Note: Therefore, Kalos, might it be said that "losing one's salvation" is a man-made term used to describe a man-made ideology? And a very mean ideology at that which is crouched not in Scripture but in the conviction that lingers still deep within man's viscera that he is the master of his fate and the captain of his own soul. Since that fateful day in the Garden long ago, man still has the taste of the forbidden fruit lingering on his tongue, and he nourishes still an exaggerated opinion of himself and his ability to effect his salvation by his deeds essentially apart from God's saving grace. While appearing to be a man of faith, humble and God fearing in his dread of losing his salvation, the truth of the matter is that his faith in himself is stronger than his faith in God; he is more haughty than humble and more puffed up with self-esteem than filled with reverential fear of God. The lose-one's-salvation doctrine is born of man's disinclination to face the fact that he can neither save himself nor keep himself saved. It is, in truth, a doctrine that is conceived in egotism, not grace; rooted in me-ology, not biblical theology. Deep in his heart he does not fully understand, accept, believe or trust Ephesians 2:8,9 --Hank |