Bible Question: i fail to understand hebrews6 verse 4 thru 6...if they fall away,to be brought back to repentance |
Bible Answer: Hi Wejlly, Kindly note that there is a difference between sinning and rejecting Jesus Christ. Paul here is talking about those who have rejected Jesus Christ. I see that this question is connected to your next question. Backsliding is not rejecting Christ. It is just a loss of focus. That can happen for many reasons - may be sin due to little information (ignorance - Hosea 4:6). Rejecting Chris is denouncing Him as one's Lord and denying His existence - shaming Him. That is what Apostle Paul call sending Him to the cross all over again for His crucifixion was a public ridicule intended to shame Him. From your next question, I do not pick anywhere that you mentioned rejecting Him. I am convinced that you didn't, for if you did, the Holy Spirit would have departed from you. You'd have grieved Him for He bears witness of Jesus. Rejecting/denouncing Christ is a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and such a blasphemy is not forgivable (Matthew 12:31). If He had departed from you, you wouldn't have had the wisdom to repent. He is the one that gives you that wisdom. Those that Paul is talking about are beyond repentance, they are like demons and cannot be redeemed. This is why God had to drive Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden. For if they had eaten the fruit of Life after sinning against God by eaten the Fruit of Knowledge of Truth of Good and Evil, they would have acquired eternal life and had been like demons. Read other Bible translations to best appreciate Hebrews 6:4-6. See The Message Translation of the same: "Once people have seen the light, gotten a taste of heaven and been part of the work of the Holy Spirit, once they've personally experienced the sheer goodness of God's Word and the powers breaking in on us—if then they turn their backs on it, washing their hands of the whole thing, well, they can't start over as if nothing happened. That's impossible. Why, they've re-crucified Jesus! They've repudiated him in public!" Try the New Living Translation too. Stay blessed, King T! |