Hebrews 6:4-6
4 For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, since on their own they are crucifying again the Son of God and are holding him up to contempt.
Many are called but FEW are chosen. I think the lack of understanding for some concerning the Hebrews language , is the preconceived notion that man knows the total will of God and the end for sure of his own life story. Predestined and Elected? Does that mean you know for sure or only God knows for sure? Judas thought for sure he was saved, he did not know what lot he would end up in.
Judas approached the Lord , (as do many) he asked the Lord if he may follow. He was elected to be an apostle, for the scripture clearly say he was an elected apostle. Did not God know this, was he not then predestined, at least for something?
Romans 9:
19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed
it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22What if God, willing to shew
his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
My point, no on knows FOR SURE his or her end, even if you are called and elected, does not mean you will for sure fulfill your election and see it to its end. For sure many are called and few are chosen, called and elected does not mean chosen by God.
Many believe they are doing the Lords will.
A Tree and its Fruit Matthew 7:21-23
…21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’…
These people here in which the Lord addresses too believe they are saved and have done the will of the Father. Christ is saying not so.
It is arrogance to defy the Word and to ascribe to it that which is illogical. You can reject your restoration. Now, what does RESTORATION mean? It means you have been restored to the fullness God intended for you. Prior to Judas rejecting Christ and selling his soul=selling out Christ. He received spiritual gifts, healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead. All the apostles did.
he tasted the heavenly gifts, he was enlightened, he shared in the Holy Spirit. The problem is he sold out for fame and fortune. Let's think about it. He was a scholar, he came from a reputable family(I'll share the recorded history of Judas Iscariot another time). He thought he could force the hand of God. he went to the Sanhedrin to get them to receive Christ , he thought (he) was going to get Christ to take His place over Israel there as though Christ was his to direct. because he thought (he) knew better, he betrayed Christ.
He did not think Christ would be beaten and crucified, the weight of his sin was too great to bear and he killed himself.
So, unless you exhibit the spiritual gifts , you have not been restored. You are in a process of restoration maybe, but not fully restored.
Now the FULL CONTEXT OF HEBREWS 6:
Hebrews 6
The Peril of Falling Away
6 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrines of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 with instruction[
a] about ablutions:
(Ablution, in Christianity, is a prescribed washing of part or all of the body of possessions, such as clothing or ceremonial objects, with the intent of purification or dedication. In Christianity, both baptism and footwashing are forms of ablution)
CONTINUING HEBREWS: , the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do( if God permits).[
b] 4 For it is impossible[
c] to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt. 7 For land which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak thus, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. 10 For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[
d] having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchiz′edek.
If you have not been fully restored, or at least restored to the extent in which Judas was, in exhibiting spiritual gifts, healing , prophecy, casting out demons, raising the dead, you have not rejected your Restoration. But for sure , you will never be fully restored by clinging to some of the half baked notions of some, who have responded to this OP. False doctrine of lying teachers will definitely keep you from your fullness in Christ.
