
Matt
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Matt
@The_MR_Chis
Dad, husband, and child of God. Also half of @BibleBrodown.

















Hebrews 6 does not teach loss of salvation, but rather exposes the absurdity of that idea. The passage is structured as a reductio ad absurdum (the author temporarily assumes the claim that a born again believer can fall away, then follows that assumption to its “absurd” conclusion) If that were true, renewal would require crucifying Christ again (Heb 6:6). That conclusion is intentionally impossible, because Hebrews repeatedly insists Christ’s sacrifice was once for all (Heb 7:27; 9:26; 10:10). The absurd outcome exposes the false premise. Salvation is not fragile. It is final. If someone “falls away,” it is not the loss of salvation but a revelation that they were never in Christ to begin with. The author of Hebrews is making a logical point: a truly born-again believer abandoning Christ would be as absurd as Christ being crucified again. It would be impossible. A true believer is a new creation, made new by the power of the Spirit, and nothing can separate them from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. “Though we speak in this way, yet IN YOUR CASE, beloved, WE FEEL SURE of better things—things that belong to salvation.” (Hebrews 6:9)
































