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NASB | 2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin]; |
Subject: CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY |
Bible Note: Hello Pastor Glenn, Your observation is noted,and I would agree for the most part. Let me briefly elaborate. As I believe the issue is maturity, we could say that a "mature" Christian is one controlled by the Word of God. Their life is saturated by and submitted to Gods' Word. Maturity requires time for a believers life to be in complete obedience to God's Word. Maturity gained is not necessarily permanent. It can be lost, not salvation. The exhortation starting in Chap. 6:1, carries over the thought from 5:11-14. The writer is urging his readers to go on to maturity! I think the exhortation suggests that maturity is not a permanent state, it can be reversed. There seems to be an analogy from Heb.3:7-11,15 and 4:7 to Israel's experience at Kadesh-Barnea which is interesting. Their failure in 6:6 to continue on the path toward maturity could cause them to remain in a spiritual condition that God will not change. I see that this is what the writer is speaking of when he says,"to renew them again to repentance". Israel's refusal to go into the land did not cause them to lose their relationship with God, for God still referred to them as a redeemed people (Is.43:1); but, as a redeemed people, they lost the privileges and blessings they could have received by faith- believing God. Their refusal to go into the land was a refusal to go on to maturity. So it is in Hebrews 6. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |