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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, |
Bible Question: Hi, there! could anyone help me to understand Hebrews 6:4-6? Thanks and God Bless! |
Bible Answer: Hi, Ann! As for those people who were once brought into the light, and tasted the gift from heaven, and received a share of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the goodness of God's message and the power of the world to come and yet in spite of this have fallen away--it is impossible for them to be brought to the freshness of repentance a second time, for they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves, and making a public exhibition of him. (Hebrews 6:4-6) Hebrews 6:4-6 speaks on the issue that the Church was facing then (and is constantly facing) where those who claim to be saved and call themselves "Christians" speak of the many graces of God in the Holy Spirit yet when tribulations hit or when egos clash they end up rejecting Christ, joining a cult, an anti-Christian religion or reject God completely becoming atheists... These people tasted the life in Christ, the Holy Spirit, Scripture, Hope, Salvation... yet they end up opposite Christ, rejecting all semblance of His Authority over them... they have become the quintessential anti-Christ! For these people there is no amount of preaching, guidance, pleading or reasoning that will bring them back to Christ. There's nothing new that can be taught to them since they already know that Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and Life; they know that Jesus Christ died to rescue them from their death in the sinful state; they know that Christ established His Church for their humble participation in His Body; they know that only through Him can they gain Eternal Salvation... they simply choose to reject Him! They have chosen to serve the creature rather than the Creator and thusly they crucify Jesus every single time that they reject Him as they strive to demonstrate to their new found community their contempt for Christ! God Bless! Angel |