Subject: Hyper calvinism and Backsliding? |
Bible Note: Yes let us keep the passage before us. Hebrews 6:4-6 (NASB) 4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 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. It starts out saying it is impossible for someone to be renewed AGAIN to repentance. The use of the word again insists they were once there. Who is that someone again the passage clearly defines them as someone that has tasted of the heavenly gift, has been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, has tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come. Yes I am saying to have all of traits used define someone is saying that person is saved. You need to prove someone can be described this way and not be saved. What is the heavenly gift? Unless you can provide scripture to show the heavenly gift is something other than salvation it is conclusive that the person is saved. What is a partaker of the Holy Spirit? Unless you can prove the Holy Spirit will reside with an unclean spirit there is no way not to declare this person saved. What is tasted the good word of God? Provide proof that someone can drink of the good word of God and not be saved. To have all three active in ones life is saying that person is without a doubt saved. If you don’t think so prove proof of your position. Scripture then says have fallen away. You must be some place to fall away. That place is then defined, renew them AGAIN to repentance. Notice it says “again†this is saying they once were that the place of repentance. Provide scripture to show a person can be in true repentance and not saved. Then it explains why, because to do so would require Christ to be put on the Cross once again, saying the first time they accepted salvation has passed, Christ would have to die again. The language and wording of this passage is clearly speaking of a saved individual and to disagree would require you to prove an unsaved person could be described this way and not be saved. |