It is indeed apostasy! The book of Hebrews was written as a case for Christ.
The 1st century Jews that had converted to Christianity were facing pressure from the Judaists in their faith in Christ.
Some began turning from the faith and began going back to temple worship, thereby denying Christ and putting to shame His work on the Cross for us.
This is "the willful sin" the author is speaking of. They are willfully turning from Christ therefore putting Christ to shame.
It's plain to see in that the verse says, "after that we have received the knowledge of the truth."
"There remains no more sacrifice for sins" is saying that they have turned from the only source of forgiveness, and there is no other way to receive forgiveness. The author is telling them they have fallen from grace and have lost salvation!
The 1st century Jews that had converted to Christianity were facing pressure from the Judaists in their faith in Christ.
Some began turning from the faith and began going back to temple worship, thereby denying Christ and putting to shame His work on the Cross for us.
This is "the willful sin" the author is speaking of. They are willfully turning from Christ therefore putting Christ to shame.
It's plain to see in that the verse says, "after that we have received the knowledge of the truth."
"There remains no more sacrifice for sins" is saying that they have turned from the only source of forgiveness, and there is no other way to receive forgiveness. The author is telling them they have fallen from grace and have lost salvation!
But I'd say it as a return to the sacrificial system of worship...it just sounds better.
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