Call-In Classic Christianity Radio – Bob George P1180 (11-12-26)
~ That God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses (sins) against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. ~ 2 Corinthians 5:19
Andrew called about Hebrews 10:26–30 and asked whether it means a person can lose salvation. He explained that he had become a Christian as a teenager, later fallen into a “backslidden state,” and felt drawn back to church. Reading the passage had frightened him, and he wanted to know whether he could be forgiven again.
Bob’s answer centered on the finality of Jesus’ sacrifice. He read the warning in Hebrews in light of the preceding passage about the New Covenant: God remembers sins no more, and there is no longer another sacrifice for sins. Bob understood the “deliberate sin” in this context as rejecting that truth—particularly, for the original Hebrew audience, turning back to the old sacrificial system as if Christ’s sacrifice were insufficient.
He applied that idea to Andrew’s concern about repeatedly asking God for forgiveness. In Bob’s view, if a believer asks for forgiveness for sins that Christ has already taken away, that can imply disbelief in the completeness of Christ’s work.… Click to Read More And Follow Along With The Message
