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NASB | Hebrews 6:6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 6:6 and then have fallen away--it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace. |
Subject: disciplerami, it is impossible (Heb 6:6) |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! I don't find your statement to be illogical. Repentance is, more than anything else, an attitude. If someone is unrepentant, of course they will not be willing to repent. The issue of Hebrews 6 (to me at least) is those (primarily Jewish Christians) who have placed their faith in Christ, but have begun to show signs of going back to the Law and Judaism. A very loose paraphrase of Hebrews 6 might simply be: "If you reject Christ, there is no other source of salvation." Obviously, one cannot bring (or renew) someone to repentance if they are actively rejectings Him, especially if they had already been Christians. So, I think the warning is more valid under this interpretation than when considering Rom. 6 as a impossible hypothetical. The warning would be in essence, "If you reject Christ, you are lost; and as long as you reject Him, you will remain lost." Concerning a revolving door, I don't see that passage as advocating that, nor in my experience have I seen in demonstrated. Most people who accept Christ, continue on with Christ at an increasing level of maturity. Very few, who really know Christ, would ever reach the place where they would actively reject Him. I know that I have been through some very tough times in my life, but at no point have I ever even considered the possibility of rejecting Christ. And that is what I see in this passage, not a Christian who stumbles and is lost, but a Christian who willfully, and knowingly rejects Christ after having experienced all of the things mentioned in this passage. Such a person, at least while they are rejecting Christ, will not come to repentance. Indeed, they may never. This, at least in my mind, is a very dire warning. And, it is grammatical. The 'main' verb of the verse is 'to renew'. It is a Present, Active, Infinitive. The last two verbs are present participles, and present participles normally convey action which is contemporary with the action of the main verb. While, aorist participles usually convey action which is prior to the time of the main verb. So, grammatically, it makes excellent sense to say: It is impossible for those who have.....(add the list of items) to renew them to repentance, while they are.... p.s. - If you have time to memorize my posts, I need to become a teacher! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |