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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: WHO is Hebrews 6:4-11 refering to? |
Bible Note: Silverbullet (Laura) - Thanks for your fine first contribution to Study Bible Forum. I thought your post was not only clearly and intelligently written but also presented with a keen sense of balance and mastery in the manner in which you weighed the issues. ..... You're not alone in your quest to find God's answers to some of the knotty and perplexing questions that we, all of us who take our faith seriously enough to think about it, have! I've struggled, studied, prayed, meditated, cogitated, ruminated and frequently become exasperated in my attempts to find a common ground -- and perchance a bedrock of truth -- in various theological systems, particularly in the two soterological systems that have come to be called Calvinism and Arminianism. There are those who say that if one is not Calvinist he is Arminian by default, and vice versa. I have long since abandoned the idea as poppycock that one must needs be altogether either in order to be a Christian. There were, after all, genuine Christians in the world long before either author of these two isms saw the light of day. ...... This evening I received an e-mail from an astute friend who is of a communion other than mine: I'm Southern Baptist. I quote in part from his e-mail: "Yes, we believe in predestination, and yes. we believe in free will, because they are both in the Bible. We just admit it is a mystery how they interact, and leave the details to God." ..... What a super e-mail that was! Wouldn't it be lovely if some of these hard-headed theologians who spend half their lives counting the number of angels that you can put on the head of a pin would simply "leave the details to God"? ..... A few of God's truths we understand. Many we don't. Shouldn't we keep focused on the things we do understand, leave to God the things we don't understand, and pray for the wisdom to know the difference? --Hank |