tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584492698366396071.post5666325453576677279..comments2023-11-02T09:01:30.794-05:00Comments on Polumeros kai Polutropos: Hebrews in the BlogosphereBrian Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14209118115977821617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584492698366396071.post-76257405935556124332011-10-10T22:53:10.336-05:002011-10-10T22:53:10.336-05:00Hi, sorry I have taken so long to respond. I have...Hi, sorry I have taken so long to respond. I have been buried with work. Certainly, this verse taken by itself would suggest any deliberate sin, and certainly there have been those in church history who have interpreted this passage and 6:4-6 as meaning there is no forgiveness for post-baptismal sins. But if this is so, what is the benefit of Christ's death? Where would the grace and hope for the Christian be? More likely the author has in view the deliberate sin of apostasy, that is, a complete rejection of the means of salvation through Christ. See verse 29 which says that such person has "regarded unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified..." This suggests a deliberate rejection of Christ and the salvation he offers, rather than as a general reference to intentional sin of which we are all probably guilty.Brian Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209118115977821617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584492698366396071.post-8625571900882319132011-10-01T20:41:10.505-05:002011-10-01T20:41:10.505-05:00Does Hebrews 10:26 refer to any deliberate sin? If...Does Hebrews 10:26 refer to any deliberate sin? If so, are not all Christians damned? This verse has bothered me for quite sometime. If we cannot be forgiven after we are saved, it would be best to only get saved on ones deathbead. Any response will be appreciated.<br /><br />In Pace ChristiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com