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Hebrews 10:26
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Tina
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Hebrews 10:26-27
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
"Sin willfully" means deliberate apostasy, turning away from God. If an apostate rejects Jesus Christ's sacrifice, there is nothing else that can protect him or her from God's judgement.
Hebrews 10:26-27
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
"Sin willfully" means deliberate apostasy, turning away from God. If an apostate rejects Jesus Christ's sacrifice, there is nothing else that can protect him or her from God's judgement.
Nathan
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It means to me, the same as the other two here. It is a deliberate, willfull, continual, disregard to the Spirit of God in your life that is cleansing you from sinful ways.
If you are struggling, like I have before, when you did something that you knew full well was a sin, are you asking if it was 'fulfilling' this verse? I would come real close to telling you that you have not, but I cannot do that. What I can tell you is that this 'willful' sinning is defined as such as a continuous sinning without regard to the consequences.
What it means is that sin can, and will, lead you to walk away from God and His faith He gives you. It is in depth, and I am limited by space, but know that He came to take away our sins AND to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. He did take away our sin, and is taking away our sin, but He is also cleansing us from unrighteousness. When we deliberately and intentionally sin we are deliberately telling God that we do not want His cleansing work in our life.
God is faithful, oh so faithful. And He knows we are just dust. He knows we are weak and that we will at times want to sin. This is not a one time deal. It is an ongoing process of denying the work of the Spirit in our lives. What the verses intention is, is to let us know that it is NOT ok to sin. That sin can, and will, lead you away from the grace(effectual working power) of God in our lives.
Hope that helps.
If you are struggling, like I have before, when you did something that you knew full well was a sin, are you asking if it was 'fulfilling' this verse? I would come real close to telling you that you have not, but I cannot do that. What I can tell you is that this 'willful' sinning is defined as such as a continuous sinning without regard to the consequences.
What it means is that sin can, and will, lead you to walk away from God and His faith He gives you. It is in depth, and I am limited by space, but know that He came to take away our sins AND to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. He did take away our sin, and is taking away our sin, but He is also cleansing us from unrighteousness. When we deliberately and intentionally sin we are deliberately telling God that we do not want His cleansing work in our life.
God is faithful, oh so faithful. And He knows we are just dust. He knows we are weak and that we will at times want to sin. This is not a one time deal. It is an ongoing process of denying the work of the Spirit in our lives. What the verses intention is, is to let us know that it is NOT ok to sin. That sin can, and will, lead you away from the grace(effectual working power) of God in our lives.
Hope that helps.
Nick
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Agreed. "willing" is the word. Of course we keep sinning until the Last Day, but if we are Christians then we have a repentant heart and will try not to, and the Holy Spirit will be motivating us to stop sinning. If we willingly sin, then that's not a repentant heart at all. That's a rejection of God's free gift.
littlelight
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There were around 30 or 40 wanton sins committed under the laws of Moses that could not be forgiven. However, Jesus' sacrifice atones for even these.
Acts 13:38-40
38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; 39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
NKJV
So the "willful" sin talked about in Heb 10:26 could not be just any willful sin.
The entire book of Hebrews is concerned with some Messianic Jews who wanted to return to the Levital sacrificial system. In other words they would be saying that Jesus' sacrifice was not enough. I suspect that they would have had to renounce Jesus as being the messiah.
The willful sin in Heb 10:26 is not believing God when He says Jesus is the only way and He's all that you need for salvation.
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Alabaster
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The passage is telling us about continuing in or returning to habitual sin, not one instance of choosing sin. All Christians will sin and it is indeed a choice each time.
The NLT translates the verse best for me:
Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.
This seems to be the debate... Is Hebrews 10:26 talking about any sin that we wilfully do (like, if someone decides to go out and get drunk and knows it's a sin) OR is the wilfull sin in Hebrews 10:26 denying Jesus? Or am I missing something?
littlelight
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Num 15:30-31
30 'But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he has despised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.'"
NKJV
the sins that couldn't be forgiven under Moses was willful wanton disreguard for the law. Look in Ex 31:14, Lev 18 & 20:6 and there may be many more in other places. Although we can be forgiven these sins we have to seek forgiveness or we will die.
Heb 6:4-6
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
NKJV
The sin that can't be forgiven is denying Jesus as explained above.
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Nathan
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Very well put. What Hebrews, James, and 1Corinthians teach us is that we are forgiven not based on our own doing, but because He choose us according to His distinct plan. But what these books teach along with that, is that although we have forgiveness of our sins, it is possible for us to disregard that forgiveness and not want it.
What sin will do is lead us to that point of disregard for His forgiveness. We will not desire it, and then it will not fulfill its work that it does in us. Our sanctification. Is that a single point that one reaches upon a willful sin of say drunkenness? No. Not at all. It is a path that one trod down for a while. God does not let the one going astray do so in a haphazard way. He is constantly putting out His hand and guiding us in the truth.
So yes, it is the willful sin of denying Jesus, but that willful sin does not come at a single point in time, and its not just that simple. I cannot tell you how many times I had "denied" the call of Jesus in my life before I realized that Christ was not going to let me go that easy. And also you have to realize that this passage is dealing with those who have ALREADY become believers. So it is not referring to those who have yet to believe.
Its a long and tedious study, but if you really choose to pursue it you will find peace in the end. The truth is out there concerning this topic, but it will not come from man. We can point you in a direction to go, but you will have to pursue it on your own to know for sure without a doubt.
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Alabaster
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No. The verse is referring to those who don't experience a renewal in mind and heart after confessing Christ, but continue in their sinful ways--consistently. It has to do with someone rejecting Christ after having already accepted Him---that is the definition of an apostate.
These types have knowledge of scripture and about Jesus but they do not apply it. There is no evidence of renewal or fruit in their lives.
Hebrews 10:26
Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.
How do you know that's what it means?
Well look the word up Willful there is an attitude behind it. It's not about a moment of weakness or an inadvertent happening that one regrets. It carries with it obstinate rebellion, it is intentional. It carries with it an "in your face" attitude about it.
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KJV:
26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 10:26 - Passage Lookup - King James Version - BibleGateway.com
NASB:
26For if we go on (A)sinning willfully after receiving (B)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 10:26 - Passage Lookup - New American Standard Bible - BibleGateway.com
The KJV seems to make it look like if we commit ONE willfull sin, then "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." But, the KJV could also be saying the same thing as the NASB. The NASB makes it look like someone has to continually sin willfully.
I don't want to mislead anyone... Which is correct: ONE willfull sin OR continual willfull sin?
26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 10:26 - Passage Lookup - King James Version - BibleGateway.com
NASB:
26For if we go on (A)sinning willfully after receiving (B)the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 10:26 - Passage Lookup - New American Standard Bible - BibleGateway.com
The KJV seems to make it look like if we commit ONE willfull sin, then "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." But, the KJV could also be saying the same thing as the NASB. The NASB makes it look like someone has to continually sin willfully.
I don't want to mislead anyone... Which is correct: ONE willfull sin OR continual willfull sin?
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Alabaster
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Christians today try to understand the Bible with a 21st century western mindset apart from History: It doesn't work very well.
The book of Hebrews was written to Hebrew or Messianic Christians at Rome. The reason was that they were coming into a time of persecution under Nero and were being blamed for the fire at Rome in July 64AD. The Hebrew Christians were reverting back to Judiasm to escape persecution because only the Christians were being persecuted and not the Jews at this time in history. The main theme of Hebrews is that the New Covenant is a better covenant and the writer goes through the history of the Bible to make his case.
The verse that you quoted was the consequence of trampling the work of Jesus underfoot and going back to Judiasm. There is no longer any sacrifice that will cover sins - the OT sacrifices didn't do it. They were just looking forward to the once-and-for-all sacrifice of Jesus.
Hebrews 10:29 (NASB)
How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Nero didn't start killing the Christians until the spring of 65AD some 9-10 months after the fire at Rome. Hebrews was written in the interval. Martyrdom had not yet began when the book was written.
Hebrews 12:4 (KJV)
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Hebrews 12:4 (NASB)
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;
This was a very serious time in NT history - now go back and reread Hebrews with this paradigm of what the author's objective was and it is a new book.
The book of Hebrews was written to Hebrew or Messianic Christians at Rome. The reason was that they were coming into a time of persecution under Nero and were being blamed for the fire at Rome in July 64AD. The Hebrew Christians were reverting back to Judiasm to escape persecution because only the Christians were being persecuted and not the Jews at this time in history. The main theme of Hebrews is that the New Covenant is a better covenant and the writer goes through the history of the Bible to make his case.
The verse that you quoted was the consequence of trampling the work of Jesus underfoot and going back to Judiasm. There is no longer any sacrifice that will cover sins - the OT sacrifices didn't do it. They were just looking forward to the once-and-for-all sacrifice of Jesus.
Hebrews 10:29 (NASB)
How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
Nero didn't start killing the Christians until the spring of 65AD some 9-10 months after the fire at Rome. Hebrews was written in the interval. Martyrdom had not yet began when the book was written.
Hebrews 12:4 (KJV)
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Hebrews 12:4 (NASB)
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;
This was a very serious time in NT history - now go back and reread Hebrews with this paradigm of what the author's objective was and it is a new book.