Wrong . . . the thing is once we are born again we sometimes do tend to trust in our worldly possessions and get wrapped up in our lives rather than being solely focused on Jesus and his ways - but I have found that even if I do these things at times - I have never lost my faith in Christ. I cannot build my foundation on anything but Christ and I am sealed with the mark of the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption (can't get away from that promise!). If I taste something - I have just taken a bite and not fully enjoyed what I have eaten - that is tasting the heavenly gift and sharing in the Holy Spirit - I have just tasted NOT digested and if I fall away from that - I haven't really fallen away from anything that took precedence in my life nor that I had a relationship with and really all the verse is saying is that IF I fall away there is no more sacrifice for sin because Jesus Christ died for sin ONCE and He cannot be crucified again. This really does not say anyone is in danger of renouncing Christ - 6:9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better things in your case (believers that have tasted, digested, and have formed a relationship)-- things that accompany salvation.
Where did anyone say that "we do nothing"? Our WALK follows salvation because we cannot even begin to walk without the partaking of the divine nature - salvation is a free gift given through "birth" by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Either we are born again of incorruptible seed or we are not - simple as that.
As for as salvation goes - YES, Jesus says eternal life is given by believing in the only begotten Son (John 3:16) which is being born of the Spirit, i.e. Flesh gives birth to flesh (corruptible) Spirit gives birth to spirit (incorruptible) (John 3:6) Paul says that righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. (Rom. 3:22a) and also says that God presented Jesus Christ as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood - that is salvation. What we are transformed into by renewing our minds, putting off the old man and putting on the new man, etc. is our walk and it is a daily walk. Thank God his mercies are new each morning for we need that!
The holy spirit helps us in our walk as was mentioned before - we are born again with holy Spirit (divine nature) and that is our present help when we are having trouble - AFTER salvation - AFTER we are born again and have received holy Spirit. We have nothing to do with God's plan for salvation - He worked that out with giving His Son to die upon the cross to redeem us - to purchase us - to wash us - to enable us to become sons of God - all we did was believe on Jesus Christ and HIS sacrifice.
Wow - that came out of left field - Who has denied the Holy Spirit? Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit . . . .
That here is where this is wrong, as the walk does not follow salvation, it is part of the salvation process through Christ.
This is the first thing we need to get around because even Paul mentions the gospel of Christ in the way of running a race..
This is one of those issues because in turn it tries to separate the walk from the faith itself when they go hand and hand, they are not separate of one another. It all works together for God's will !!!
Hebrews 6 does say they partook of the Holy Spirit, and is not referring to unbelievers or only Jews...........
It says these that partook of the Holy Spirit fell away and they could not be brought back to repentance because they refused to give up their sinful ways. This thus tramples on the Son of God by keeping Him on that cross......
Christ is no longer on the cross, He is a risen Lord and we are to walk as we are risen with Him. To not walk in the risen new nature but continue in the old nature carries a dangerous ending result.
When people fall away the bible clearly states they have to "return" or be "restored" to the Lord to receive salvation.
Return and restored means they had to be in the faith before at one time, not coming to it the first time !!!
Then you bring up the scripture of nobody can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit, that means only believers can call Him Lord because unbelievers don't have the Holy Spirit.
Question to you:
What do the goats in Matthew 25 call Jesus ???