Thanks for your informative analysis of Hebrews 6:4-9. Your Question: Can you show me the specific words, "lost salvation" in scripture? My Answer: Not those exact words.
Saying that I believe there are many scriptures that carry this thought such as Hebrews 6 discussed below. I would like first to consider context.
The book is addressed to Hebrew Christians [Anointed and saved] in Judea and contains both encouragement and counsel for Paul’s brothers. At Hebrews 3:1 Paul a ‘saved’ Christian is here addressing his brethren [brothers] also ‘saved’ Christians. In this verse he refers to these ones as ‘partakers’ of the Heavenly Calling [Such calling by operation of Holy Spirit upon them].
The book is addressed to Hebrew Christians [Anointed and saved] in Judea and contains both encouragement and counsel for Paul’s brothers. At Hebrews 3:1 Paul a ‘saved’ Christian is here addressing his brethren [brothers] also ‘saved’ Christians. In this verse he refers to these ones as ‘partakers’ of the Heavenly Calling [Such calling by operation of Holy Spirit upon them].
Hebrews 3:4 - For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. 5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, 6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are (demonstrative evidence) if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. Those who do not hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end demonstrate they are not of the house of Christ.
Hebrews 3:8-10 says, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.' Not descriptive of genuine believers. There is no loss of salvation here. Only a failure to receive it. Verses 18-19 - And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. That explains the hardened heart. It took them in the opposite direction of God. Considered the truth for a time, then hardened heart and departing from God became their final answer.
*Jude 1:5 - Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people (the Israelites) out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.
Just like in Hebrews 4:1-2, For indeed the gospel was preached to US as well as to THEM; but the word which they heard did not profit THEM, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. For WE who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: "So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest," although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. *Obviously, not all of these Hebrews were genuine believers. *Notice that verses 2-3 makes a distinction between US who have BELIEVED and do enter that rest and THEM who heard the word but did not mix faith with what they heard and will not enter that rest because of UNBELIEF.
Still addressing his anointed ‘saved’ brothers in Hebrews 6:4-6 he refers in part to ones who were made ‘partakers’ of Holy Spirit [Like his brothers] who ‘Fall Away’ from the faith. Rather than being a hypothetical statement I believe this to be a warning of the consequences to ones once ‘saved’ who abandon the faith.
The experiences in Hebrews 6:4-6 are all preliminary to those decisive beginning stages of becoming a Christian, yet some draw back to perdition after receiving the 'knowledge' of the truth and do not believe to the saving of the soul, as we see in (Hebrews 10:26-39) Such people certainly may have experienced sorrow for sin, heard and understood the gospel and have given some assent to it and have become associated with the work of the Holy Spirit while around believers and have tasted the heavenly gift and the powers of the age to come. They may have been exposed to the true preaching of the word of God, yet have simply tasted and stopped there.
These certain individuals who fall short of obtaining salvation certainly may have become partakers of the Holy Spirit in his pre-salvation ministry, convicting of sin and righteousness and judgment to come by tasting the good word of God and temporarily responded to His drawing power which is intended to ultimately lead unbelievers to Christ, yet the writer of Hebrews does not use conclusive terms that these individuals were "indwelled by the Holy Spirit" or "sealed by the Holy Spirit" which is the guarantee of future inheritance. Genuine believers who have believed the gospel are sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession/unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30)
*So your argument is INCONCLUSIVE.
Paul then expresses his confidence in his brothers in Hebrews 6:9 than although he has spoken this way, he does not expect them to fall into the category of ones who ‘Fall Away’
*Verse 9 sums it up for me. The writer is speaking to those truly saved (refers to them as BELOVED). He says that even though he speaks like this concerning THOSE types of people, He is convinced of better things concerning YOU. Things that ACCOMPANY SALVATION. *Thorns and briars and falling away permanently do not accompany salvation and are not fruits worthy of authentic repentance.
He then in Hebrews 6:11 emphasizes the need for his brothers to ‘show their diligence …unto the end’. In verse 12 he emphasizes the need for them not to be slothful and the need for faith and patience.
Interestingly a similar warning was given by Paul to his brothers at Hebrews 3:12. Here Paul emphasizes that his brothers [Saved Christians] need to take heed lest there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. Obviously if a ‘saved’ Christian were to allow this to happen the consequences for them would be as stated in Hebrews 6:6. In Hebrews 3:14 Paul states ‘we are made partakers in Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence unto the end’. This I believe emphasizes the need for ‘saved’ Christians to hold tight to their faith in Christ for fear in could be lost.
The wording is not - "and you will become partakers of Christ (future indicative) if you (future indicative) hold fast." It is rather - "you have been, and now are a partaker of Christ" (demonstrative evidence) if in the future you hold fast the beginning of your confidence steadfast to the end." Holding fast is proof of genuine conversion.
The point is that not all of these Hebrews have become partakers in Christ and the only ones in the end who will be identified as truly born again Hebrews who have partaken in Christ, will have been those who have held fast the beginning of their confidence steadfast to the end. Now what about those faltering Hebrews who depart from God, yet begin with loud confidence and profession of loyalty? But then later? Once again, holding fast is proof of genuine conversion.
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