First it is willfully sinning. As in a continuous state, a lifestyle.
Could you please show the word
lifestyle in Hebrews 10?
I'm just going to have to Anchor to where this conversation is going to go. Matthew 23 speaks of one particular "lifestyle" that is a bad idea.
Sinning grammatically speaking is a participle in the Present tense in Heb 10:26. It is in the genitive case.
It is speaking of of sinning "Grammatically Present tense" in the way of Trampling Jesus Christ's blood, by declaring it ineffectual and nothing more than something to be Trampled by men. Hebrews 10:29
Matthew 5:13 “
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
This is called the SALT and the LIGHT. The Salt flavors things. It makes it desirable. Salt was a MAJOR deal. Christ's GRACE and LOVE to Sinners is the FLAVOR (Savor/Saltiness).
Hebrews 10:29 Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us.
This binds GOD's MERCY to Sanctification (Making HOLY). Scripture teaches that is is God's MERCY (Grace - Unmerited Favor) that Makes us HOLY. Holy = FULLY Sanctified in the eyes of God.
To claim that God's Blood, which SAVES Sinners (Active tense, while we were yet sinners, you who are evil, only God is good), is a thing that can be overpowered by the VERY Law of MOSES which Jesus Christ FULFILLED is to Eradicate the POWER OF THE BLOOD. This renders the Blood of Jesus as something PROFANE. It is saying that God's WILLFUL JUSTIFICATION of the Unholy (UnGodly) is Wicked.
Romans 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes on Him who declares the ungodly to be righteous, his faith is credited for righteousness.
This context in Hebrews 10:26,27,28,29 draws contrast between the Gospel Revelation and Proverbs 17:15
Proverbs 17:15 15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Moses said; "Blot my name out of your book". Yet, Korah was dragged from OPEN EARTH to the bowels of Sheol. Paul Said: "I wish I could be CURSED and Cut off". Yet this same Paul also said; "Galatians 5:12 I wish the people who are bothering you would ·castrate themselves [make themselves eunuchs; L cut it off]!"...
Jesus? He literally said; "Father, why have You Forsaken Me"?
God justified the Wicked and thus the Son was counted an ABOMINATION, though He KNEW NO SIN. Perfect, Loving, Kind, Merciful Jesus, who NEVER SINNED, was counted ALL SIN, for the sake of SINNERS. The Son, who has NEVER NOT Existed, and has always been PERFECTLY without SIN, BECAME our CURSE that we could be BLESSED.
It is Blasphemy, Profanity to fail to Spiritually discern the immensity of the meaning of this. This is what the THESIS verse of this OP is saying in Context. It is saying that to rebuke Jesus Christ's Righteousness for an Embrace with the Old Covenant Law is Spiritual Adultery, Idolatry, Apostasy!
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
If we claim that our FLESH is THE LIGHT, we set ourselves up for Herod's fate.
Acts 12:23 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
The Fulfillment of the Law
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 1
9 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Outwardly, NOONE can out keep the Law when compared to Pharisees. Jesus called them Whited Sepulchers. He was acknowledging that they had, indeed, learned to KEEP THE ENTIRE LAW in their FLESH. To teach that they weren't Carnally Obedient to the Law is to deny the very words of Jesus Christ. Paul, also speaks of PERFECT Adherence to the LAW in his Flesh. He counts it Trash, in the same breath.
Jesus' Righteousness in the place of our Day to Day failures is the only way to SURPASS the righteousness of the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law! When one turns back from Jesus, to Moses, to judge a brother or themselves by Moses, they have Fallen from Grace.
Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
Secondly I am guessing you never got caught up in the moment. maybe lost your temper, or did something without thinking. Good for you.
So, we can now discuss personal lives of Believers in reference to this discussion? This will make this entire discussion go more swimmingly.
However Paul also shared in Rom 7:17. If I do what I would not it is no longer I that do it but sin that dwelleth in me. That is, the evil that he wouldn't that he does.
This is the Same Paul that has God say this to Him; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ... “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”
Also the same Paul; I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain
Which concurs with what Jesus said in John 8, He that commits sin is a slave to it.
When a Christian turns from Jesus to Moses, they are indeed SLAVE to Sin.
It isn't hard to spiritually discern when Marriage's use in scripture is understood. (Romans 7 summarized)
But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
As He proceeds he call this state a Law in verse 21. Then He calls it the Law of sin in verse 23.
This entire Romans 7 Discussion is about being released from Moses and Bound to Jesus.
He goes on to cry out in despair, who shall deliver me out of this body of death.
Paul knows that the Law of Sin and death condemns HIM. He used to LIVE by it. He speaks of this and HIS BLAMELESS obedience to the Law.
He is contrasting the Spirit of Life against His old walk with Moses. It is His highest struggle. It also shows that Paul struggled with SIN. Is Paul condemned by Hebrews 10?
Luckly, he does not stop there. He continues and says, there is therefore no condemnation to us whom are in Christ Jesus (chapter 6) who walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh. For the Spirit of the Life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the Law of sin and death. That the righteousness of the Law be fulfilled in us who walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Yet, here, it seems there is CONDEMNATION coming from what I believe to be misunderstanding of NT condemnation scripture.
To live after the flesh IS to be married to Jesus and have a secret rendezvous with MOSES.
Moses (Old Wine) <------Old SKIN-----------------Believer---------------NEW SKIN-------------------->Jesus (New Wine)
The choice is simple. One must discern through scripture. There is no "In-between" on this topic.
Which shows us if we continue in this state of sin we will die in our sins.
This is why I cast the Slave woman and her son FAR FAR away from me.
I cling to Jesus and Jesus alone for this exact reason.