EricTheBaptist said:
But according to them it's in Hebrews and it says that is true.
Eric,
Are you familiar with this:
The bible teaches that one should commit suicide.
Proof?
Matthew 27:5
And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
Luke 10:37
And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.â€
Obviously what is done here is that I've taken two different texts and cobbled them together to say that the Bible teaches something it doesn't.
This happens a lot...and not just by non-Christians seeking to mock the Scriptures.
The truth is anyone can make the Bible say anything they want...by selecting just one or two verses (usually taken out of context), or by looking at a subject and ignoring any verses that would add balance to what the examined text would say.
This is probably what they've done with Hebrews 6. Hebrews 6 does indeed warn us Christians that there is grave danger in falling away from the gospel. Here is what the text says:
Hebrews 6:4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NASB-30050">5</sup> and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NASB-30051">6</sup> and
then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
Now, does this teach what the "satarists" over at Landover say it teaches? Does it teach:
"if a man accepted Jesus at 12 but back fired and asked again for Jesus to come into his life at 42 but died at 85 living a Christ life that he will go to Hell."
No. It doesn't. It doesn't teach that backsliders are hopeless and that there is no salvation for them. What it is teaching is that there is no hope for anyone outside of the Gospel of Christ. That, once having received the Gospel, one cannot go back to one's old belief in salvation by works...ritual washings, sacrifices, doing works of the law, thinking that there is any salvation in any of that stuff.
It's always vital to put everything in context...and Hebrews is a book that is really hard to pull just one or two verses out of...pretty much the entire book is "context". But, it's important to remember that the book is written specifically to Jews who became Christian and were desirous of returning to the old Jewish laws and regulations.
It is in no way speaking of a kid who accepted Jesus, backslides and then repents as an adult and live their life for God.
Hope this helps.
