Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,205,003 members, 7,990,764 topics. Date: Friday, 01 November 2024 at 12:06 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Religion / No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince (7504 Views)
Sinning deliberately under Grace (Hebrews 10:26-27) / Please I Need Trinitarians To Explain Hebrews 1:1-3 For Me / What Does It Mean To "Sin Wilfully" In Hebrews 10:26? - Prince Gabriel Okocha (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (Reply) (Go Down)
No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:47am On Jun 14, 2021 |
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 . . . Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:26–27, 29 In preaching the total forgiveness of sins and assurance of salvation, I am often asked, But Pastor Prince, doesn’t the Bible say in Hebrews 10 that if we sin willfully, we can lose our salvation and expect God’s “judgment, and fiery indignation”? Many believers are taught this today, and as a result, they become sin-conscious—always mindful and worried about their “willful sins,” and God’s judgment to come. When something bad does happen to them (they blow a tire on the road or contract a disease, for example), they immediately attribute it to God’s judgment of their mistakes. My dear reader, having this fear and perpetual judgment-consciousness is not how God the Father wants us to live. I submit to you that almost every sin we commit after being saved (the exceptions being sins we commit unconsciously) is committed willfully. So this can’t be what Hebrews 10:26 is talking about or every believer would be living each day expecting God’s judgment and fiery indignation! What does it mean, then, to “sin willfully”? Is it something that a believer can do? The first thing we need to understand is that the book of Hebrews was written to the Hebrews, or Jewish people (which included believers as well as nonbelievers). Hebrews 10:26, in particular, is addressing Jewish brethren who had received “the knowledge of the truth” (the Lord Jesus as their Messiah and His finished work), but never received this truth into their hearts. They heard the truth about Jesus, but were still going back to the temple to offer animal sacrifices for their sins. This was an insult to the Spirit of grace, because they were flatly rejecting the Lord Jesus, Who in His great grace had offered Himself as the perfect and final sacrifice for their sins at Calvary. Clearly, in context, to “sin willfully” is to commit the specific sin of knowing the truth that Jesus is the final sacrifice, and yet choosing not to accept His finished work. So you see, these verses are not targeted at believers. They are not addressing or referring to Christians who are “backsliding” or “going astray”; nor do they refer to Christians who sin in a moment of weakness or temptation. Genuine believers in Christ cannot commit this sin, simply because they have already believed in Jesus’ sacrifice and put their trust in the Lord’s finished work, and they are certainly not going back to any temple to offer animal sacrifices for sin. There is a massive difference between the two! So what does God’s Word say when it comes to judgment and His children? The Greek word for “judgment” in Hebrews 10:27 is krisis, which means a sentence of “condemnation and punishment.” Now, turn with me to John 5:24 and read Jesus’ own words: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment [krisis], but has passed from death into life.” The same word for “judgment” (krisis) used in Hebrews 10:27 is used here in this scripture regarding believers. My friend, can anything be clearer and more transparent? What is it that God wants us to be assured of? That we believers will never come into krisis judgment! We have passed from death into life. True believers need never fear the Lord’s judgment as all of the fire of judgment fell fully on our Lord at Calvary. Don’t let anyone rob you of your full assurance of salvation in Christ today. Amen! This devotional is taken from the book Glorious Grace—100 Daily Readings from Grace Revolution. https://www.josephprince.org/blog/daily-grace-inspirations/no-fear |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 2:04pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 6:18pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Lord Jesus |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:57pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Lord Jesus.. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 10:37am On Jun 15, 2021 |
Bump |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 4:18pm On Jun 15, 2021 |
Bump. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:28am On Jun 16, 2021 |
Yess |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 6:41pm On Jun 16, 2021 |
Great |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 5:41pm On Jun 17, 2021 |
Now.... |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 5:16pm On Jun 18, 2021 |
Alright |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 7:28pm On Jun 18, 2021 |
Yes.. No fear... |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 11:30am On Jun 19, 2021 |
Yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:11pm On Jun 19, 2021 |
Yeah.. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 2:55pm On Jun 20, 2021 |
Yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:13pm On Jun 20, 2021 |
Yessssssss |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by KnownUnknown: 2:05am On Jun 21, 2021 |
Oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaah. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:50am On Jun 21, 2021 |
KnownUnknown:Yeah.. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 2:40pm On Jun 21, 2021 |
Yeah....... |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 7:39pm On Jun 21, 2021 |
Now.... |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:50am On Jun 22, 2021 |
Morning |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 7:23pm On Jun 22, 2021 |
Great..... |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 11:24pm On Jun 22, 2021 |
Now |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:42am On Jun 23, 2021 |
Yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 8:46am On Jun 23, 2021 |
jiggaz: |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:31am On Jun 25, 2021 |
Yeah. |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:44pm On Jun 27, 2021 |
Gbam |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 5:43pm On Jun 28, 2021 |
Yeah yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:44pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Great |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:15am On Jun 30, 2021 |
Yeah |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 9:26pm On Jun 30, 2021 |
Yes |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 5:50pm On Jul 03, 2021 |
No fear |
Re: No Fear ( Hebrews 10:26 ) - Joseph Prince by jiggaz(m): 10:40pm On Jul 03, 2021 |
Yeah |
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (Reply)
If Rapture Took Place On A Sunday:70% Left Behind / My (non) Judicial Meeting With 4 Jehovah's Witness Elders / The 66 Books Of The Bible Is The Conplete Inerant Word Of God To Mankind.
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 16 |