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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. |
Bible Question: Thanks for the response. I agree with your view of someone coming to God 'intellectually,' then saying, "No thanks." But, it says in this passage that they (the ones who can't be brought back to repentance) were 'partakers in the Holy Spirit.' This seems to imply that they had the Holy Spirit in them, which can't happen unless you've become a Christian. So, I HATE to ask this, is this a verse supporting 'conditional salvation?' How can someone be a partaker of the Holy Spirit and then say, "No thanks." Does the Greek text help here any? |
Bible Answer: Hi Lifer, I'm thinking of what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit in this forum. It appears to me that someone who partakes of the Holy Spirit could be filled. When we partake of a meal or of Bread even, we can be filled. I assure you I am not a Greek scholar, but can we as readers see that Hebrew 6:4,5 speaks of l)being enlightened, having tasted of the heavenly gift 2)and have tasted the good word of God 3)and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit. Can we infer correctly that all of that is speaking of the same thing? I submit to you that if you incorporate the idea of the power of the holy spirit in the written word of God into these verses, (rather than the Person of the Holy Spirit,)your problem of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and lack of eternal security disappears. I with the writer of Hebrews would be convinced also that if the word of God is read and understood,if we partake of the holy spirit, (even if not filled), better things are expected of us; things that accompany salvation. Later, Ray |