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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: Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, Wow, that must be frustrating. I'd hate it if I only had commentaries I disagreed with to consult. The consistency of the orthodox commentators is the point of Hebrews 6: A dire warning indeed! For the tares don't know they are tares. I've not had any success in tracking down Richard Allen's take on Hebrews 6. :-( However, I did find Adam Clarke's comments on the issue: On Hebrews 6:4 he writes, "I do not consider them as having any reference to any person professing Christianity. They do not belong, nor are they applicable, to backsliders of any kind. They belong to apostates from Christianity; to such as reject the whole Christian system, and its author, the Lord Jesus. And to those of them only who join with the blaspheming Jews, call Christ an impostor, and vindicate His murderers in having crucified Him as a malefactor; and thus they render their salvation impossible." Imagine that! A whole set of folks who are outside of prevenient grace. So, now we have Arminius' take that they are lost, Wesley's take that they are saved, and Clarke's take that they are apostates. So far, I've got three Arminians and three opinions. I'll keep looking to find out what the others had to say. In Him, Doc PS By the way, I did uncover something curious: a Jacob Mann published a Bible translation in 1805. It rendered Hebrews 6:4a as "It is possible..." (omitting the word "not"). Apparently it was known as the "Arminian Testament." I wasn't able to find a machine readable version of this translation. However, I will check with a friend of mine who sells old, out of print, theology books. |