So when we come to Heb. 6:6 we find that if this person falls away, he/she cannot be renewed or restored.     . . . and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and put Him to open shame. (NASB) Hebrews 6:6   The Greek word for “fall away” is PARAPIPTO. It means “to commit an error, to offend, to go astray, to abandon a former relationship or association.” The Holy Spirit is saying that if a non-Christian, after being taught truth, after experiencing the life of the church, and seeing the power of the Spirit, then abandons the faith, it is all over.       If we believe this passage teaches that a Christian can lose his/her salvation, we must also believe it when it says he/she cannot be restored. Some say that “impossible” really means that is difficult for them to come back. But that ignores the meaning of the word “impossible.” It is the same Greek word used in Heb. 6:18 to say that is impossible for God to lie. Is it impossible or difficult for God to lie? If this is talking about a Christian, the Christian must never slip!       Illustration. The Holy Spirit uses an illustration to explain Heb. 6:4-6.     For ground that drinks the rain which often falls upon it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. (NASB) Heb. 6:7-8   It is a picture of rain falling on the ground. The ground produces either good plants or thistles. This is not a picture of ground that is either good or bad. It is a picture of a person who believes, accepts Jesus, and receives the Holy Spirit, or a person who has experienced everything a non-Christian can experience short of becoming a Christian and then turns away (abandons or falls away) from the faith. A person who ultimately abandons the faith will not return.       Conclusion. This has been part one of this passage. Next week we will, Lord willing, complete the study of this important passage. The Holy Spirit will challenge these Hebrew readers to be diligent in the faith. We who call ourselves Christians need to be faithful.           < Back
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