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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: What translation do you prefer and why? |
Bible Note: New Creature - Quoted from your post 181003, commenting on Hebrews 6:6, "The word 'if' is believed to have been inserted by Calvin's successor, Theodore Beza, in an attempt to lend support to the doctrine of perseverance of the saints." .... Documentation, please. By whom it is believed that Beza corrupted the text, and what proof do they have to offer that he did? ..... Hebrews 2:1-4 bears a striking resemblance to the matter under consideration in Hebrews 6:4-6. The word 'if' is not crucial in the passage and, taken in the broader context of the Hebrew letter -- and yes, of the entire NT teaching on soteriology, it doesn't materially affect the doctrine of the eternal security of the regenerate believer in Christ. The doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, not unlike all other orthodox doctrines, never hinges on a single verse or an isolated segment of Scripture. Here is a sampling of passages that attest that salvation is eternal, that eternal life is indeed and unmistakably eternal: 1 Peter 1:4,5; John 10:27-29; Romans 8:35-39; Phil. 1:6. There continues to be are those who insist on making this Hebrews 6:4-6 passage mean that believers can lose their salvation. But if they do try to read such a meaning into the passage, they must be prepared to admit, accept and teach that the passage would then also say that one could never get his salvation back again. It would therefore become tanatamount to committing an unforgivable sin. This sort of interpretative mishandling of the passage leads to all sorts of theological blunders and dead-ends. --Hank |