DON'T LET GO AND DON'T LOOK BACK

Proclamation:

"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in The Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of The Word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to public disgrace." Hebrews 6:4-6 (NIV)

Explanation:

The human author of these words is unknown but they were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by someone other than one of the apostles. (Hebrews 2:3)   This unknown author basically said that if a person has received The Word of God and then rejects it, and returns to their previous philosophies and beliefs, they will not be forgiven for their severe unfaithfulness.  "It is impossible for those ... to be brought back to repentance.  To their loss they are crucifying The Son of God all over again ..." (Hebrews 6:4-6) 

Application:

Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)  Once we accept Christ as our personal Savior, we may mess up on occasion, but there is no letting go of Christ, no looking back wanting the past, and no turning back to our sinful past.   We may remember the sinful things that we did, but there is no wanting to return to our previous non-Christian beliefs.  Don't let go of God, and don't look back wanting the past.  Remember Lot's wife, when The Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah for their wicked ways, she looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:24-26)  Her problem was not just looking back, but she was longing for what she had left behind.  There is a cost for following Jesus.  We must let go of our previous beliefs and lifestyles.