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Re: Once Saved, Saved!
Well, I have argued against OSAS (Once Saved Always Saved) for many years and know the majority of the false proof texts used by OSAS proponents. Yes, to refresh myself, I did re-read Hebrews 5-6 (Like you asked). But both these chapters refute OSAS, though. First, Hebrews 5:9 essentially says that Jesus Christ becomes the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Second, Hebrews chapter 6 is not talking about backsliding into sin (Because we know a believer can backslide into sin and be renewed back to the faith in James 5:19-20). Hebrews 6 is talking about falling away from the faith by rejecting Jesus Christ after one has tasted of the Holy Spirit. Yeah, but what about Peter? Well, Peter denied Jesus, but Peter did not have the Holy Spirit yet. For Peter later received the Spirit after Jesus breathed upon him.
Also, it is important to point out that historically, certain Hebrew Christians in the book of Hebrews chapter 6 wanted to escape persecution and pretend they were Jews again and then come back to the faith in Jesus Christ when the trouble had passed. But the writer of Hebrews said you can't reject Jesus after having the Spirit. That would be open rebellion against God or apostasy. You can't repent of a thing like that. But the writer of Hebrews was confident that the Hebrew men he was writing to were not going to do something like this, though (See Hebrews 6:9).
So you still believe that a person can lose and then regain salvation?
Then read it again.
Well, I have argued against OSAS (Once Saved Always Saved) for many years and know the majority of the false proof texts used by OSAS proponents. Yes, to refresh myself, I did re-read Hebrews 5-6 (Like you asked). But both these chapters refute OSAS, though. First, Hebrews 5:9 essentially says that Jesus Christ becomes the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Second, Hebrews chapter 6 is not talking about backsliding into sin (Because we know a believer can backslide into sin and be renewed back to the faith in James 5:19-20). Hebrews 6 is talking about falling away from the faith by rejecting Jesus Christ after one has tasted of the Holy Spirit. Yeah, but what about Peter? Well, Peter denied Jesus, but Peter did not have the Holy Spirit yet. For Peter later received the Spirit after Jesus breathed upon him.
Also, it is important to point out that historically, certain Hebrew Christians in the book of Hebrews chapter 6 wanted to escape persecution and pretend they were Jews again and then come back to the faith in Jesus Christ when the trouble had passed. But the writer of Hebrews said you can't reject Jesus after having the Spirit. That would be open rebellion against God or apostasy. You can't repent of a thing like that. But the writer of Hebrews was confident that the Hebrew men he was writing to were not going to do something like this, though (See Hebrews 6:9).
Then read it again.