1) God's word promises eternal security to those in Christ.
-John 10:28-30, Rom. 8:29-30
2) God's word is without error or contradiction.
-Ps. 119:160, John 17:17
-Phil. 1:6.
I. It is impossible to renew to repentance those who fall away.
-impossible = adunatos = impossible. New Linguistic Key the the Greek New Testament "The word is forceful, emphatic and the affirmation is unequivocal."
-fall away = parapipto = to fall beside, to go astray
-renew again = anakainizo = to renew again, make new again
-repentance = metanoia = turn, repent, turn from one's sin
a. They have experienced the work of Christ yet turn away.
-englighted = photizo = enlighten, illuminate
-tasted = geuomai = taste, experience
-partakers = metochos = share in
-Acts 8:12-13, 18-23
-II Cor. 13:5
-The writer is speaking to those who have made apparent professions but their turning away indicates lack of genuine regeneration.
-Guthrie "Thus for Hebrews, and for New Testament theology in general, true relationship with God results in a lifestyle of obedience to God. If that obedience is absent, that person's relationship with God is questionable."
b. They identify with those who crucified Jesus.
-crucify again = anastauro = crucify again, lift up on a cross; present tense
-put to open shame = paradeigmatizo = to expose publicly, make public example of, expose to disgrace; literally to show side by side; present tense
-O'Brien "By not restoring those who commit apostasy, God allows their firm decision to stand."
II. Perseverance in the test of the validity of faith.
-F.F. Bruce "Once more our author emphasizes that continuance is the test of reality. In these verses he is not questioning the perseverance of the saints; we might say that rather he is insisting that those who persevere are the true saints."
-worthless = adokimos = disapproved, disqualified, rejected after examination
-II Cor. 13:5
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