Marvin Knox
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I know that no one here would or should base their theology on their experience in life let alone my experience.Hebrews 6:4-6 is talking about the possibility one could lose their salvation. You just can't change meanings of words around whenever you wish to fit your stance.
None the less I am convinced from experience (as well as scripturally fortunately) that Hebrews 6:4-6 is not talking about truly born again Christians.
"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace."
I realize that you don't know me at all - but I assure you - in all truth - that I am as saved as you or anyone else in the world can be.
My repentance and conversion was as real as that of Paul the Apostle. Good works followed my conversion as can be rightly expected in a true Christian. I had been truly enlightened, I tasted the heavenly gift, I shared in the same Holy Spirit you, presumably, have in your life. There has been true power in my life as one ruling and reigning with Christ from my seat in the Heavenlies.
But, ashamed to say though I am, I have fallen away in the past and I subjected Christ to shame by my actions. In fact - I even disbelieved in God for quite some time.
But I have been "brought back to repentance" as the Lord says and I am living for Christ just as you are.
I am living testimony that this particular passage cannot apply to Christians.
As I said before though - fortunately there is good scriptural support for eternal security and good scriptural rebuttal for the idea that a person who has once passed from death to life can ever come again into condemnation.
After much participation here in the forum - I am convinced that persons who debate most strongly against eternal security (not necessarily meaning you) are not only ignorant of the basic mechanics of salvation but sorely lacking in a proper understanding of salvation by grace.
I have also become convinced that many in this forum who preach strongly against eternal security are actually preaching a salvation of works.
I would never go out on a limb and pronounce a person "unsaved" simply because his doctrine wasn't correct concerning salvation by grace or in any other way.
But I will say that they don't seem to have cast all their hope on Christ and His sacrifice as their only hope of salvation - in the same way that I have. I wouldn't trade theological places with them for all the gold in all the world.
I know whom I have believed and I am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have entrusted to Him against the day of judgment.
I don't know how anyone can say the same if they don't believe in the eternal security of believers.
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