David of jollyblogger is preaching on Hebrews 6, the famous passage that is so controversial in the debate about eternal security. You simply have to go over and read his well thought out blog post on the matter. Just to whet your appetite…..
…..the typical reformed exegesis which effectively neuters the passage’s intended effect as a warning. What I mean is that reformed exegetes and others who believe in eternal security spend so much time jumping through hoops to prove what it doesn’t say, that they never get around to saying what it does say. In other words, these folks go to great lengths to show that this doesn’t teach you can lose your salvation and I think the effect is to cause their hearers or readers to wipe the sweat from their brows and think “whew, glad to know this passage doesn’t apply to me.” It seems clear to me that, when we read Hebrews 6, we aren’t to walk away relieved that this doesn’t apply to us, but we should have a sense of fear and awe as we read it. In that respect, though I disagree with their paradigm and conclusions I think the Arminian interpreters do a better job of respecting the force of this text as a warning passage.
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