The willful sin the writer of Hebrews is talking about is an onward rejection of God Himself in the form of Christ. The writer of Hebrews (who I think is Luke dictated by Paul) is warning the Jewish believers (btw: by Jewish believers I mean of natural decent or of their nationality for distinguishing the writers audience, for we are all 1 in Christ) of the Church not to turn back from Christ and pick up the false religion of Judaism again. Many lies are committed out of human weakness, not out of a direct rebellion against God.
Isaiah 43:25
25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
A New Covenant
31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah 50:20
20 In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none;
And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found;
For I will pardon those whom I preserve."
Micah 7:18-19
18 Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.(<--- Note: if we didn't have iniquities, God wouldn't have to subdue them. If we where sinless and perfect like Christ now, this verse is unnecessary... God sweeps all our iniquities under the rug to those who place their faith in one who sacrificed Himself once for all).
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
Hebrews 11:25-32
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles [those who don't understand the time of the gentiles is now, the beginning of the Church till the 2nd coming of Christ, then you are still ignorant of the mystery (yes, I'm bold in saying so, sorry if this offends anyone) (PS. I reserve the right to be wrong, this is how I understand this passage)] has come in. 26 And so (in this manner, via the gospel) all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
“The Deliverer will come out of Zion, (Christ)
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; [those Jewish Christians who turned to Christ turned from the ungodliness in Jacob]
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake [John say anyone who rejects Christ is an anti-Christ], but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [God has not forgotten the Jews or removed their chance for salvation in Christ, anyone can repent. Christ is still available to them if they choice to receive Him...It is God's desire (will) that all shall come to the knowledge of Him]. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience [God used their disobedience/unbelief to send Christ to the cross, it wasn't the Roman authorities who initiated it],31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy [the author confirms my commentary]. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all [Gentiles, to the majority of which the book of Romans was written to]
Hebrews 10:11-18
Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified
11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified <---- [to those who are being set apart, to those who being converted, to those who are being saved]
15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Final conclusion, Jason, do you really think God will keep those out who are in covenant with Christ for a minor infraction? If that's the case, then I'd have to conclude that our governing state is more merciful then God our Father.
Disclaimer: I am bold in expressing in my understanding of Scripture and I present myself on this forum in that way, however I reserve the right to be wrong and the right to change my opinions/understandings upon any correction of the Holy Spirit and/or logical form of reasoning. I'm sorry in advance if I offend anyone, it is not my purpose at all.
Isaiah 43:25
25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
A New Covenant
31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah 50:20
20 In those days and in that time,” says the Lord,
“The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none;
And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found;
For I will pardon those whom I preserve."
Micah 7:18-19
18 Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.(<--- Note: if we didn't have iniquities, God wouldn't have to subdue them. If we where sinless and perfect like Christ now, this verse is unnecessary... God sweeps all our iniquities under the rug to those who place their faith in one who sacrificed Himself once for all).
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
Hebrews 11:25-32
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles [those who don't understand the time of the gentiles is now, the beginning of the Church till the 2nd coming of Christ, then you are still ignorant of the mystery (yes, I'm bold in saying so, sorry if this offends anyone) (PS. I reserve the right to be wrong, this is how I understand this passage)] has come in. 26 And so (in this manner, via the gospel) all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
“The Deliverer will come out of Zion, (Christ)
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; [those Jewish Christians who turned to Christ turned from the ungodliness in Jacob]
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake [John say anyone who rejects Christ is an anti-Christ], but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [God has not forgotten the Jews or removed their chance for salvation in Christ, anyone can repent. Christ is still available to them if they choice to receive Him...It is God's desire (will) that all shall come to the knowledge of Him]. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience [God used their disobedience/unbelief to send Christ to the cross, it wasn't the Roman authorities who initiated it],31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy [the author confirms my commentary]. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all [Gentiles, to the majority of which the book of Romans was written to]
Hebrews 10:11-18
Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified
11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified <---- [to those who are being set apart, to those who being converted, to those who are being saved]
15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” 18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
Final conclusion, Jason, do you really think God will keep those out who are in covenant with Christ for a minor infraction? If that's the case, then I'd have to conclude that our governing state is more merciful then God our Father.
Disclaimer: I am bold in expressing in my understanding of Scripture and I present myself on this forum in that way, however I reserve the right to be wrong and the right to change my opinions/understandings upon any correction of the Holy Spirit and/or logical form of reasoning. I'm sorry in advance if I offend anyone, it is not my purpose at all.
