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1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed (flesh dies), but incorruptible (Spirit CANNOT die), by the WORD OF GOD, which liveth, and abideth for ever.
The bible is the written WORD, Christ and the Father are the LIVING WORD.
When the WRITTEN WORD becomes TRUTH to you; you are Born of the (living) word, CHRIST IN YOU.
We are sinful flesh.
Christ came in the LIKENESS OF SINFUL FLESH.
Christ died on the cross. Therefore WE; sinful flesh, died on the cross with him.
When he arose; His new body was no longer a body of SINFUL FLESH, but a body in the IMAGE OF THE FATHER (GLORIFIED).
We also were raise with him (first resurrection), we were GIVEN a down payment of the SPIRIT.
Upon the departing this of the body of flesh; at it's death, we will be GIVEN the rest of the payment.
THE FULLNESS OF GOD.
A Son of God in the perfect likeness of Christ.
The NEW HEAVEN, where CHRIST LIVES.
Some of them (Hebrew people) were considering going back into the old religious system of the Old Testament.
3) There were also Hebrew unbelievers. These were those who were at these meetings, those who were in the crowd that just did not believe.
So if I understand these three groups, I can better understand some of the scriptures that are being presented. There are sections of scriptures to each one of these three groups in the book of Hebrews.
Now, all that to say this:
Hebrews 6:4-6 does not worry me at all. My relationship with Jesus Christ can never be broken. My fellowship with Him can be broken but never my relationship. A true believer, a person who is born of God's Spirit, cannot commit apostasy.
What I see in those three verses is the writer talking to those in group 1 and explaining to them the outcome of those in group 2 if they should walk away.
Now those in the 3rd group were non-believers who were following along but were never going to believe. They were probably there to watch and accuse those in group 2 who decided to identify with those in group 1 which would in turn cause them to be persecuted.
So what I see in Hebrews 6:4-6 is a group of people (Hebrew people) who were faced with a decision. Do I leave Judaism and receive Christ as my Savior. Or, do I walk away and go back into Judaism because of what it would cost me to surrender my life to Christ. For a Jewish person, this was a very difficult decision.
What the writer is saying is that after they have come to a full understanding of salvation through Christ, if they do not take the next step in turning from Judaism and surrendering their life to Him, but instead walk away because of what it would cost them, it is impossible for them to find salvation any other way.
If we were to put ourselves in the same position that these Jews were faced with, which of these three groups would we identify ourselves with?
Lex,
I'll have to respond in a couple of posts. I believe this is important as some use this section of scripture to show that our salvation can be lost.
When I approach any book of the bible, I first have to understand who the book was written to and why it was written. Hebrews was written to the Hebrews, Jewish people. The letter was written to Hebrew Christians. But at the same time, as I go through the book, I see three different classes of people. So I have to understand it from a Jewish standpoint.
The Purpose of the Letter was to warn against apostasy during persecution. It's when believers suffer that believers consider to stop following Christ, or consider compromising in their walk with the Lord when things get tough. Now when I say believer, I also think this can be broken down into two classes, those who are saved, and those who are unsaved.
Now in order for me to understand the various passages and the various sections of Hebrews, I have to understand these three groups to whom it was written.
1) To Hebrew believers. (Saved believers)
2) To Hebrews who have an intellectual understanding of Christ but have not been saved, and they are considering going back to the religious system of Judaism because of the persecution for identifying with Hebrew believers. So these are Hebrews who understand what's being taught, and they intellectually agree with it, but they have never received Christ.
Chapter 10 tells us that after they identified with the Hebrew believers and they went home, their possessions were stolen. Their fellow Jews were kicking them out of the temples. And it would cause some of them to lose their jobs. Their friends would disown them.
So you can imagine a Jewish person, right at that place where they understand and they agree with it, but they haven't received Christ. But they have this persecution going on and they say "If I go all the way with this thing, this is what's going to happen. Everybody is going to disown me.
want to know what is dispensation of bible
but the LORD's. Be at peace..... I have gone through this too. One thing I have
done during the worst attacks is to say over and over, "JESUS SAVES ME NOW."
It is a powerful declaration. Devils flee in all directions, and God is glorified.
Many Blessings....