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You may remember when I posted the question for Calvinists, well to show that I am not one sided, here is a new challenge.
If you believe that you can lose your salvation, then does not this passage say that you can no longer be saved a second time? Since you can no longer be brought back to repentance?
Possible interpations accordy to Charles Ryrie:
1) Arminians believe that this is talking about loseing one's salvation, but notice it is not possible to be saved a 2nd time
2)Some think this is not referring to genuine believers, the falling away is knowledge of truth, but not actually acting on it, therefore, no faith. They know Jesus saves, but come short of placing thier faith. I may know that a chair can hold me up, but if I don't sit in it, then I'm not placing my faith in it.
3)Some think that it is talking about true believers, but the "falling away" is only there to stregthen the warning. Hence, "It is impossible for a student to turn back the clock, once enrolled in the class, to start over again. Therefore, let all students go deeper into knowldege"
.Hebrews 6 (NIV)
4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because[1] to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace
If you believe that you can lose your salvation, then does not this passage say that you can no longer be saved a second time? Since you can no longer be brought back to repentance?
Possible interpations accordy to Charles Ryrie:
1) Arminians believe that this is talking about loseing one's salvation, but notice it is not possible to be saved a 2nd time
2)Some think this is not referring to genuine believers, the falling away is knowledge of truth, but not actually acting on it, therefore, no faith. They know Jesus saves, but come short of placing thier faith. I may know that a chair can hold me up, but if I don't sit in it, then I'm not placing my faith in it.
3)Some think that it is talking about true believers, but the "falling away" is only there to stregthen the warning. Hence, "It is impossible for a student to turn back the clock, once enrolled in the class, to start over again. Therefore, let all students go deeper into knowldege"