It doesn't say they were tempted, it said Satan filled their hearts - the same way he filled the heart of Judas. And Hebrews isn't taking about born again believers, it's talking about Jews (Hence the book being called "Hebrews") who came close to accepting Jesus, (they "tasted") but decided to go back to the Temple sacrificial system. To do so means they could never repent and be saved - through that system!
My goodness, where do you get your theology - a cereal box?
yea that’s what anyone who sins is experiencing satans will in thier mind and heart .
my theology ? Um mine comes from what Jesus and his apostles taught and said to believe in the New Testament scriptures , beginning with
the word of the Lord , and never ever to exclude it from my thoughts . if they have a cereal box like that , then .....yes I do brother 😀 “Kingdom Crunchies” let’s examine the back of the box
this sets up context
“And
the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
And
with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus:
and great grace was upon them all.
Neither was there
any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.”
Acts 4:32-35 KJV
now this is what happened sin comes because of satans will in a person heart and mind in this case greed it doesn’t mean they were possessed by a demon and had no control or anything that’s what sin is obeying the will of Satan when he whispers it to us rather than obeying what God has said to us .
“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife,
sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?
thou hast not
lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias
hearing these words fell down, and
gave up the ghost: and
great fear came on all them that heard these things.
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And
Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much?
And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that
ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and
yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
And
great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.”
Acts 5:1-11
except for the modern grave version of the church , they don’t fear things like that .
They didn’t have to go sell their possessions and give it to the apostles they were never commanded as a rule to do so . the church was doing it because of Jesus teachings about mercy and truth and caring for one another and they were flourishing .
they went and did it , and then Satan spoke from greed in their hearts ( because that’s what he does ) and they agreed together to lie about how much they had received as God was just beginning to move in the church powerfully .
It’s meant as a warning to people who think it’s ok to sin now because of Christ’s sacrifice that’s not how it is sin is always going to lead to death and it’s a matter of who a believer chooses to serve whether sin through temptations or God through Christ and his gospel .
just like Paul taught receiving the spirit is one thing but following or rejecting it it is another.
“What then?
shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but
under grace? God forbid.
Know ye not, that to
whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
But God be thanked, that
ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
for the end of those things is death.
But
now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”
Romans 6:15-18, 21-22 KJV
serving sin shows who we belong to ,
repenting and believing the gospel so he
can change our will from sin to righteousness shows who we belong to
( fda warning contents of cereal within box may not be your flavor ) 😅