Heb 10:26 For IF we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
2007-12-17 10:26:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It needs to be understood in the context of all that the writer of Hebrews is stating.
Succinctly, he is addressing his letter to mature Christian believers, who have walked with the Lord and had advanced experience in the things of God, as elaborated upon in Hebrews chapter 6. He is saying that anyone who has come to this advanced level of knowledge and then with a settled purpose and resolve turns his back on God and refuses to submit to the demands of the Gospel has no other hope of salvation, but only the assurance of God that he will suffer God's wrath for spurning His Son and despising the Grace of God offered in Christ Jesus.
He becomes like Lucifer - who enjoyed all the blessedness of Heaven, yet willfully rebelled against God, and became the Devil.
2007-12-17 10:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some sins are unforgivable. Jesus Christ said: “Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven.” (Matthew 12:31) So, then, blasphemy against God’s holy spirit, or active force, will not be forgiven. The apostle Paul alluded to such sin when he wrote: “It is impossible as regards those who have once for all been enlightened, but who have fallen away, to revive them again to repentance, because they impale the Son of God afresh for themselves and expose him to public shame.”
Only God knows if a person has committed the unforgivable sin. However, Paul shed light on this matter when he wrote: “If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, but there is a certain fearful expectation of judgment.” (Hebrews 10:26, 27) A willful person acts deliberately, or is “obstinately and often perversely self-willed.” Anyone willfully and obstinately continuing to practice sin after he knows the truth is not forgiven. Hence, it is not so much the sin itself as it is the heart condition, the degree of willfulness involved, that affects whether the sin is forgivable or not.
On the other hand, what is likely the case when an erring Christian is deeply disturbed about his wrongdoing? His great concern probably indicates that he has not, in fact, committed an unforgivable sin.
2007-12-17 22:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you know the truth about god, and the system, Satan, etc and you turn away from the truth and deliberately disobey it, you will go to Gehenna or eternal destruction. (which means you will be dead forever, not resurrected)
Satan and his demons have willfully sinned after knowing the whole truth so these will be eventually removed for eternity.
Also, if at one time you do willfully sin, i dont think its talking about that because other scriptures say that Jesus died to pay for our sins. Also, it says that we all sin. If you do willfully sin, and then repent, I think you will get forgiveness. If you dont repent and you continue sinning willfully then I think this scripture applies.
Try not to sin anyway and youll be ok.
PS, If you use the cross-references if you have them, they will lead you to other scriptures which talk about the same thing. If you read them all, youll understand what its trying to say.
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2007-12-17 18:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by sirantonycartwright 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe these verses means that you are now accountable once you know the truth, once you understand right from wrong and have the knowledge of good and evil you are now just adam and eve and now only the Blood of Jesus Christ can wash you clean and save your soul. Remember Romans 6:23, For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life thru Jesus Christ our Lord. Jesus Christ is the truth, and without him we will spend an eternity in Hell.
2007-12-17 18:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is talking about claiming to be a Christian and using it as an excuse to continue to sin. As Paul put it later in the chapter...
"Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?"
The penitent prayer is not a magic spell that you can chant to be redeemed. To be saved, you must choose Jesus Christ to be your personal Lord and Savior, and latch on to Him. As long as you wish to stay in Christ, no one can pull you away from Him. But--it is still based on free will. If you choose to pull away from Jesus, He will not bypass your will. Paul closed the chapter with...
"But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul."
2007-12-17 18:34:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In these two verses the (sin willingly) means that they rejected the gospel of Christ and if we reject the Gospel we reject the sacrifice (Jesus). There is no other sacrifice for sin. Jesus paid for it all on the cross. If we refuse the sacrifice then we refuse to be freed from our sins. There is nothing to deliver us from the Fearful expectation of judgment if we reject Jesus as our sacrifice and savior.
2007-12-17 18:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher's Daughter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep the laws of god, and don't sin intentionally because the lord don't clear willful sin, and the repercussion is deadly, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, fear god and keep his commandments. plain & simple
2007-12-17 18:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by poetified2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to look at the Bible as a whole, and this verse becomes clearer when read together with Romans 7:14-25. If you 'understand' the truth, and practice sin because you prefer Satans world (this world) then you know it's all going to end one day and you along with it. This is because God is going to create a new world where people will have to be good towards each other, otherwise we'll end up with the same problems as we have now (Revelation 21:1-4). However if you sin because of human weakness, and would rather not sin and live in God's world (the world to come) this won't apply to you (Romans 7:14-25).
You have to try not to sin, and God can see if you're trying or not. But we will fail, and you just have to pick yourself up and try again.
Romans 7:14-25
14 For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I am fleshly, sold under sin. 15 For what I am working out I do not know. For what I wish, this I do not practice; but what I hate is what I do. 16 However, if what I do not wish is what I do, I agree that the Law is fine. 17 But now the one working it out is no longer I, but sin that resides in me. 18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, there dwells nothing good; for ability to wish is present with me, but ability to work out what is fine is not [present]. 19 For the good that I wish I do not do, but the bad that I do not wish is what I practice. 20 If, now, what I do not wish is what I do, the one working it out is no longer I, but the sin dwelling in me.
21 I find, then, this law in my case: that when I wish to do what is right, what is bad is present with me. 22 I really delight in the law of God according to the man I am within, 23 but I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin’s law that is in my members. 24 Miserable man that I am! Who will rescue me from the body undergoing this death? 25 Thanks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So, then, with [my] mind I myself am a slave to God’s law, but with [my] flesh to sin’s law.
Revelation 21:1-4
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea is no more. 2 I saw also the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. 4 And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
2007-12-17 19:05:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In simple terms it says that JESUS went to the cross once for your sins. After you accept that gift of grace, you cannot say "GOD I'm doing it my way again". There are no more sacrifices left.
Remember, GOD loves you even when you don't love Him!
2007-12-17 18:32:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
after having accepted Jesus as our saviour and we at some point in time denounce Jesus, God places a fear upon us of impending doom that we can not escape .in the old testiment this fear was knowing that you would be stoned to death for denouncing God.
2007-12-17 19:08:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋