[Bible Question] Greetings. I am interested in your beliefs on Hebrews 6:1-6. The Bible teaches: We are to walk in the Light. We do not commit sin. But then the bible says, “if we say we don’t have sin, the truth is not in us.” So we will sin, but we have to confess and repent and grow. If we continue to walk in the flesh, and ignore the “tugging at our hearts.” Eventually, our “light will go out” and we will die. And once that happens, coming back is impossible. So, I wonder if you can only die spiritually once. As it warns in Hebrews 6:4-6 at which point, it is impossible to come back. What are your thoughts? In other words, is everybody wrong – both you, and the eternal security teachers. You can only die once. Then its over! Twice dead, plucked up by the roots. Remember Hebrews 6:4-6.
[Bible Answer] You believe “twice lost always lost.” If that was true then King David, Peter all the other original Twelve who disowned Jesus, went to hell, but before they did God used them to write the New Testament! Does that seem possible? Also, Jesus taught the Prodigal son got saved again (Luke 15:24). James also taught that is possible (James 5:19,20) as did Paul (Rom. 11:19-23).
NOTE: In some cases, one can lose his salvation QUICKLY with one sin, according to the Bible. The ones referred to in Heb. 6:4-6 committed eternal sin, which means their extreme sin was most unique and different. It was NOT like David’s sin, or Peter’s or the Prodigal’s, etc. They could all return to salvation again and did, but those in Heb. 6:4-6 couldn’t. Twice lost always lost is false and its implications are a license to sin.
Note: The Bible says IF in 1 John 1:7, “But IF we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” Also, all sin is NOT of the same degree. Consult The Believer’s Conditional Security for much more salvation related truths. Remember Heb. 3:14. God bless you.
