If we make the decision to sin after we receive the knowledge of the truth, there isn’t a sacrifice for sins left any longer. There’s only a scary expectation of judgment and of a burning fire that’s going to devour God’s opponents. When someone rejected the Law from Moses, they were put to death without mercy on the basis of the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment do you think is deserved by the person who walks all over God’s Son, who acts as if the blood of the covenant that made us holy is just ordinary blood, and who insults the Spirit of grace? We know the one who said, Judgment is mine; I will pay people back. And he also said, The Lord will judge his people. It’s scary to fall into the hands of the living God! (Hebrews 10:26-31, CEB)
The first line of this reading is interesting to me. If we consciously decide to sin after we know Jesus died for us and wants us to live for God, then there is nothing that covers those sins. Now there is only judgment and burning fire.
So then who can be saved? I read this as saying once we know the truth and then willfully sin we have undone what was done and we are no longer in God’s good graces and all we have to look forward to is judgment and hell. One could say I didn’t willfully choose to sin. However, I think we all know that that is a lie. We all put things between us and God all the time. If it is based on my actions I am and will be damned.
I do not think we can undo what God has done, just like we can’t do what God has done to get us where we are.
Trust in God.
Believe you are God’s Child.
Have Faith in the promises.
Loving People. Loving God.
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