“Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us. For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people.” It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever. So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. “For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay. And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.” But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.”
Hebrews 10:26-39 NLT
It is a distinctly human quality to exhaust a good thing. Christ frees us from the expectation of providing that good thing as a sacrifice upon the cross. Therefore, we cannot physically exhaust it. I e are in no danger of it running out. Yet, the same freedom that this brings to us gives us a higher level of accountability. We are now stewards of that resource. Gods grace is something that can be squandered in our presence. The author of Hebrews makes note that God will not allow that happen. It is an interesting dilemma that the ones who have understand the preciousness of God’s grace are also the ones who no longer need to use it. Christian’s must have an attraction toward it. They must have a philosophical ascent to grace as sacrosanct. The author of Hebrews, just as Paul in Romans, knew that many did not. Instead, upon the free payment of their sins, they forgot what it said about God and they didn’t partner with him in promoting it or preserving it among the brethren. This is still a problem today. As Paul notes, “shall we sin so that Grace may abound? Certainly not!” Christians ought to be beyond the simple questioning of their faith. Yet they must never treat such a thing flippantly or without the merit it deserves. Following in the suit of our proverbial head, we must become advocates of God’s grace, rather than simple users of it.
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