Hebrews 6 4-8 is often taken as a falling away that can't be repented of, I think Hebrews 10:29 is where it's really at though. A behavior of someone who flat won't repent and has ditched their belief in Christ completely. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
While I don't believe it's possible to lose salvation simply by having too many miscellaneous sins, I think you'd have to reach that final point of hardened heart and leave Christ altogether, There are far more cases of falling away that are completely redeemable. It's important not to assume anyone is nonredeemable, because at that point a person will have no reason to repent, thus they live in sin for the rest of their days. However it's important Not to ignore sin too long since there is always the possibility of developing a "Hardened unrepentant heart"(heb 3-8) and becoming one of those Hebrews 10:29 speaks of.
#1. the Disciples themselves, especially peter.
And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered
#2. James 5 19-20 We aren't given tons of details, but it's safe to say this is a person who has some bad doctrine, possibly some ongoing sin, but is at least open to being corrected and helped.
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
#3 1 Corinthians 5:5 A "So called believer in the church of Corinth practicing incest, though we don't know for sure he was a believer Paul seems to give the benefit of the doubt. Point is "That his spirit may be saved."
have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus
Point is if you're feeling guilty, concerned, worried, that you have sinned too much or have fallen away, Those are actually good feelings because your heart isn't hardened as of yet. I personally would worry if you had no guilt, shame or concern.
While I don't believe it's possible to lose salvation simply by having too many miscellaneous sins, I think you'd have to reach that final point of hardened heart and leave Christ altogether, There are far more cases of falling away that are completely redeemable. It's important not to assume anyone is nonredeemable, because at that point a person will have no reason to repent, thus they live in sin for the rest of their days. However it's important Not to ignore sin too long since there is always the possibility of developing a "Hardened unrepentant heart"(heb 3-8) and becoming one of those Hebrews 10:29 speaks of.
#1. the Disciples themselves, especially peter.
And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered
#2. James 5 19-20 We aren't given tons of details, but it's safe to say this is a person who has some bad doctrine, possibly some ongoing sin, but is at least open to being corrected and helped.
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
#3 1 Corinthians 5:5 A "So called believer in the church of Corinth practicing incest, though we don't know for sure he was a believer Paul seems to give the benefit of the doubt. Point is "That his spirit may be saved."
have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus
Point is if you're feeling guilty, concerned, worried, that you have sinned too much or have fallen away, Those are actually good feelings because your heart isn't hardened as of yet. I personally would worry if you had no guilt, shame or concern.
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