Forfeiture is final.
The writer introduces the motif of the impossibility of a second repentance after apostasy.
Putting in the Reps – blog 2/2/24
Learning the Bible is a daily activity. Like athletic training, we must maintain proper form while exercising our minds. It’s not just quantity, but quality that results in progress.
Putting in the Reps – blog 2/2/24
To stand up a proper defense, we must know both our own Truth and the truth of our opposition…To heed Christ’s words, we must train hard. We must learn from the Bible what it means to defend our faith against those hell-bent on trampling it.
Putting in the Reps – blog 2/2/24
Have you ever met someone who used to put in the reps with their Bible but has since gotten lazy? What did you notice about their spiritual strength? Were they a person of conviction, or had they become complacent, weak, and possibly even errant in their thinking? Had they become syncretic, blending worldly religious thinking with Biblical Truth? Were they incapable of doing as the Apostle Peter firmly suggested?
Godly rest implies God’s grace. If you refuse His grace, you forfeit your peace.
The urgency of obedience is a function of the severity of punishment that disobedience carries with it.
Communion Service.
