I can say what the author says
7. For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; 8 but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
you people love to take verses out of context and demand it proves your right. here is ample proof.
IF the earth bring forth thorns and briars (instead of useful herbs) it is NEAR to being cursed.
NEAR means they are not totally cursed, they are near To the point of being cursed.
just like Paul said to the corinthian church, where our works will be tried by fire, even those who have nothing to show but wood hay and straw are still saved, although through fire, with no reward. Near to being cursed.
even in your passage,
IF they fall away,
it does not say they DID fall away, it says IFThey fall away (if can mean if it were possible) and what is the authors response. they can never be renewed to repentance. It’s over, there is no saved not saved saved not saved state like you all love to push, he was arguing against going back to lW.which states when you sin, you are guilty, you are ina lost state, until animal sacrifice redeems you of that sin, and the one big sacrifice at the end redeems all your sins know and unknown, Ie, you have to be renewed to repentance.
thus saying you can lose salvation, as your preaching, PUTS JESUS TO SHAME! Ie, his sacrifice was not sufficient.
this is PROVEN by the fact this same author says by one sacrifice he has PERFECTED forever, those being sanctified.
the autho did not contradict himself,
you people make the Bible a book of contradictions, not fit to be brought into a gods house, because you make it abi le of contradictions,
thats sad!