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Hebrews 6:4-6
Excerpted from: What Do We Do at the End of an Age?

The book of Hebrews is somewhat infamous for its warnings against falling away and willful sin. Hebrews 6:4-6 says that for those who have been enlightened (and so forth) and yet fall away, it is impossible to restore them again. And Hebrews 10:26-31 says there is no sacrifice for willful sin, and it promises vengeance against those who count the blood of the covenant a common, unholy thing.

But chapter 2 shows the beginning of the path that leads to that fiery end. The verses here do not speak of outright rejection, but rather of drifting and neglect. It is a subtle process that involves regularly prioritizing things of lesser importance above the opportunity that has been opened to us. In time, and with a continual focus on lesser things, faith begins to wane and one's spiritual strength is sapped. A callous forms on the heart, such that God's word can no longer get through.

The falling away and willful sin, then, are the late-stage result of a person routinely prioritizing something - anything - above God and His message. Through his or her own training, the person becomes essentially unable to make the right choices, and willful sin is the result. The heart becomes so calloused that it no longer cares what God says or thinks. But it begins with drifting and neglect.

Hebrews 6:4-6
Excerpted from: Free Will or God's Sovereignty?

Some commentators dismiss this passage because it is in a book called “Hebrews,” and they say it is only relevant for Jews, not for New Covenant believers. But notice that this describes people who have received the light of God’s truth and His Spirit.

Notice also that it does not say it is impossible to fall away, but rather that if they fall away—if they commit apostasy, or deviate from the faith and turn away from their allegiance. It says it is possible to choose that, and those who do cannot be brought back to repentance. They have publicly repudiated the Savior with their choices. The author says there is no coming back. In this way, our lives are not like gamebooks or video games, where we can start over if we reach an end we don’t like. We get one opportunity.

Hebrews 6:4-6
Excerpted from: The Wonderful Ordinance of Water Baptism

Matthew 24:13 tells us that those who endure to the end will be saved. A lack of total commitment has terrible consequences. As Luke 9:62 says, no one who looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God. If people fall away after receiving God's Spirit, they will not repent.

The word "impossible" is used there. That is a very powerful, strong word. What a terrifying thought to consider. If they know Christ but return to the world, their end is worse than the beginning, as the apostle Peter informs us in II Peter 2:20.

Articles
A Sin Unto Death
After Pentecost, Then What?
Are Some Sins Worse Than Others?
Be There!
Essays on Bible Study
God's Kingdom in the Parables (Part Four)
Is the Christian Required To Do Works? (Part Five)
Living By Faith and God's Grace
Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Eight): Seek Me and Live!
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Two)
The Cursed Tree
The Importance of Follow-Through
What Does 'Examine Yourselves' Mean?
What Is Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
What Is the Second Death?
What Would You Do With a Second Chance?

Bible Studies
Basic Doctrines: Going On to Perfection
Basic Doctrines: Salvation
Basic Doctrines: The Second Resurrection
Beware of Hypocrisy
First Love (Part Two)
Holy Days: Unleavened Bread
Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
Parable of the Great Supper
The True Gospel

Booklets
Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part One)
Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part Two)
What Do You Mean . . . the Unpardonable Sin?  (2)

Essays
Christian Obedience
Deep Thinkers
Each Other (Part Two)
Jedi Versus Sith
Putting Out Flawed Study Practices
Snapshots (Part Three)
The Problem with 'Leader Security'
The Truth About Deception (Part One)

Sermons
Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part 1)
Lessons From First-Century Christianity
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Six): Sardis
Limited Atonement
Entrusted with Godly Holiness
Our Trusted Source of Truth (Part Two)
I Pledge Allegiance
Responding to God's Pruning is Not Passive (Part One)
Do Not Judge
Casting Pearls
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Ten): Where Is Israel Today?
The Book of Joel (Part Three)
High Thoughts
The Fruit of Repentance
Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part 2)
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part 7)
Matthew (Part Seventeen)
John (Part Twenty-Seven)
God's Workmanship (Part 3)
Keeping God's Standards
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Nine)
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 28)
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 4)
God Expects a Return on His Investment (Part One)
Why Are We Here and What Is Our Focus?
Psalm 51 (Part Three): Verses 5-12

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