DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS DONE THIS?

NAILING HIM TO THE CROSS AGAIN

“… For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,  who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to come— and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame. …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT).

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“... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). FALLING AWAY or LEAVING God, the Holy Spirit is to REMOVE, by choice, yourself from God’s “plan of salvation” THROUGH Jesus Christ.

There is salvation in NO ONE else. “…SALVATION is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved…” (Acts 4:12 NIV). “…And there is SALVATION in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved…” (Acts 4:12 NASB). “…There is SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE…” (Acts 4:12a NLT).

When you choose to FALL AWAY or LEAVE God’s plan of SALVATION; there is no other WAY to be SAVED. “... THE WAY is narrow that LEADS TO LIFE…” (Matthew 7:13-14 NASB). “ ... Jesus (THE WORD OF GOD) saith…I am THE WAY …” (John 14:6 KJV). “….Apart from Me (Jesus, the WORD), you can do nothing (YOU CANNOT GO THE NARROW WAY)…” (John 15:5 NIV).  “…This makes it clear that our great power (TO ENDURE TO THE END) is from God, not from ourselves…” (2 Corinthians 4:5-7 NLT). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…The GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ (THE WAY; THE PATH) ….” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

 The only thing left is spiritual death. .“...Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV). “…You have been cut off (SEVERED) from Christ (THE WAY; THE PATH)! You have fallen away (LEFT; DEPARTED) from God’s GRACE…”

This DEPARTURE from God, the Holy Spirit, is equivalent to crucifying Christ ANEW. “... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV).

This DEPARTURE from God, the Holy Spirit, is NOT a literal crucifixion, but based on the conduct of falling away or leaving it is AS IF they have crucified him again.  “... When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. …” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

 “…Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe. And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands….Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. …” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

“....Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away…” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

Falling away or departing from God, the Holy Spirit RESEMBLES the ACT of crucifying Christ afresh when he was publicly REJECTED and CONDEMNED to die. “...They cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. …” (John 19:1-16 KJV). “…And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Where they crucified him…” (John 19: 17-18 KJV).

“... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). Those who fall away or depart from God, the Holy Spirit would be GUILTY of crucifying him again through their REJECTION of him.

The REJECTION of God, the Holy Spirit, implies that they would have been one of the ones crying, “...Crucify him, crucify him. …” (John 19:1-16 KJV).

“... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). Those who fall away or depart, from God, the Holy Spirit, do this willfully and voluntarily BY CHOICE. Jesus saith…I am the way ....and the life…” (John 14:6 KJV). “… I have set before you LIFE and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose LIFE…” (Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV). “…Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…You have been cut off (SEVERED) from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “...hardened by the deceitfulness of sin...” (Hebrews 3:13 NASB).

“... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). Those who fall away or depart from God, the Holy Spirit, is actually DIVORCING him by, CHOOSING, to SHUT him OUT of the intimate, covenant abode in their OWN hearts.

IF YOUR HEART IS NOT GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT'S, HOME. HOW ELSE WILL HE LIVE WITH YOU. “…God’s love has been poured out into our HEARTS through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…” (Romans 5:5 NIV). “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” OUR HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB).  

God, the Holy Spirit was SEALED to YOUR hearts, but the falling away or departure literally PUTS HIM "OUT,"  CUTS HIM OFF, or EXTINGUISHES him from his abode with you. “...And put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). Therefore, “... Do not grieve (sadden) the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption...” (Ephesians 4:30 NASB). “... Do not quench (extinguish, put out, cut off, remove, etc.) the [Holy]... Spirit...” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NASB). If you do; “…you [will]… have been cut off (SEVERED) from Christ (THE PATH; THE WAY)! You [WILL] … have fallen away from God’s GRACE…”

God, the Holy Spirit’s, commitment to HIS PEOPLE is IMMUTABLE, and the BELIEVER’s SECURITY is dependent upon HIS IMMUTABLE LOVE.

The SECURITY of SALVATION is BASED on GOD’S IMMUTABLE LOVE, GOD’S IMMUTABLE GRACE, GOD’S IMMUTABLE CHARACTER, GOD’S IMMUTABLE WORD, AND GOD’S IMMUTABLE HOLINESS. He has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…There is no greater LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT). “…My GRACE is sufficient for you….” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV). “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “… [God is] … watching over [his]… Word to perform it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB). “…So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). He is “…majestic in holiness…” (Exodus 15:11 KJV). “… His … [Holiness] … is above earth and heaven…” (Psalms 148:13 NASB).

“… “I AM WHO I AM ’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).  “…I am  the Lord, the God of all flesh…” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). "… I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God…" (Revelation 1:8 NASB). “… I, the LORD … the first, and with the last. I am He...'" (Isaiah 41:4 NASB).  “...The lord is GOOD…there is none good but one, that is, God” (Nahum 1:7 & Mark 10:18 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…  I, the Lord, am your healer…” (Exodus 15:26). “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV).  And, “There is none holy as the Lord…” (1 Samuel 2:2 KJV). “…God is the one who provides …” (2 Corinthians 9:10-13 KJV). “… God will supply all [your need]…” (Philippians 4:19 NASB). “… [God] … will keep in perfect peace all who trust in … [him] … all whose thoughts are fixed on … [him!]” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT). “….The Lord is “my” shepherd ….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “… THE LORD … is Your rock and Your fortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your shield and the horn of Your salvation, YOUR stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…Thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour …” (Isaiah 60:16 KJV). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV).

“…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).  ^“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).

Those who fall away or depart from God, the Holy Spirit, actually DIVORCE him“...and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). This “OPEN SHAME” is a personal and public REJECTION of God, the Holy Spirit. It is an outward REPROACH which demonstrates an inward abandonment of the intimate, covenant relationship. “... Do not quench (extinguish, put oUT cut off, remove, divorce, etc.) the [Holy]... Spirit...” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NASB).“... I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “…” (Malachi 2:16 NLT).  “…[MY PEOPLE] ... broke [THEIR] ... covenant ..[WITH ME], though I (GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT) loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the Lord…” (Jeremiah 31:32 NASB). “…If we are faithless, he remains faithful…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NIV). “…THIS IS THE CONDEMNATION, that light is come into the world, and MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, because THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved…” (John 3:18-20 KJV).

Sin hardens the heart. “...[IT IS] … Hardened by the deceitfulness of sin...” (Hebrews 3:13 NASB). A hardened heart is the result of an unrepentant mindset. REPENTANCE is a very important and necessary part of being SAVED because a change of mind, about sin, will result in a change of thinking and actions about sin too“…REPENT YE (Change your mind), AND BELIEVE the Gospel (depend upon the power of God’s Word)…” (Mark 1:15 KJV). “…REPENTANCE TOWARD GOD…” (Acts 20:21 KJV). "…Therefore REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB).

REPENTANCE is the change of MIND that LEADS to LIVING “free” from the affects and influences of sin. “…REPENT ye (change your mind) therefore, and BE CONVERTED (SAVED/FREED from SIN), that your sins may be blotted out (that you may be DELIVERED from your sins and RESTORED to wholeness again)…” (Acts 3:19 KJV).

REPENTANCE is a change of mind that LEADS to LIVING FREE from sin whereas UNREPENTANCE is an unchanged mind that LEADS to REMAINING in BONDAGE, BY CHOICE, and eventually experiencing a HARDNESS of HEART.

AN UNREPENTANT mind is an unchanged mind that will eventually cause you to FALL away from God’s GRACE.

AN UNREPENTANT mind is an unchanged mind that will not turn toward Jesus Christ (God’s WORD) in order to be transformed.

AN UNREPENTANT mind is an unchanged mind that KNOWS that he or she is still practicing sinful behaviors, but refuses to turn from those sinful ways.

AN UNREPENTANT mind is an unchanged mind that willfully and voluntarily chooses to remain the SAME. “.. But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).

“SAVED” people can BE UNREPENTANT too. “…my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).  “... Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy...” (Proverbs 29:1 NIV).

Stiff-necked is the same as “stubborn.” Stubbornness is a product of an unrepentant MINDSET. “…my people would not listen to me...” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “…The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and [YOU]… ARE NOT SAVED...” (Jeremiah 8:20 KJV). “…If My people which are called by My name shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and TURN FROM their wicked ways…” (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV). “… And  …“If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?” (1 Peter 4:18 NLT).

An unrepentant MINDSET is an unchanged mind that refuses to follow God’s HOLY instruction, guidance, or corrections. “ ... But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good ....” (Romans 2:5-13 NLT).

An unchanged mind results in the consequences of an unrepentant MINDSET: judgement, for instance. “... the Jews (or God’s people), who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.  For merely listening to the [HOLY] law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the [HOLY] law that makes us right in his sight...” (Romans 2:5-13 NLT).

The SAVED had to, FIRST; REPENT and have faith in or depend upon Jesus Christ for SALVATION. “…REPENT ye (change your mind) therefore, and BE CONVERTED (SAVED), that your sins may be blotted out (that you may be DELIVERED from you sins)…” (Acts 3:19 KJV).

Once the SAVED repents and is converted, they FREELY choose to abide (stay, remain) in Christ and Christ abides in them! “…abide in me, and I in you. (John 15:4 KJV). “…If a man abide NOT in me, ‘he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered…” (John 15:6 KJV).“…The branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me ... apart from Me you can do nothing…” (John 15:4-6 NASB).

From the “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” perspective, an unrepentant mind, which is an unchanged mind, can either be a professed believer, who was NEVER SAVED in the first place, OR a true believer, who IS SAVED, but  is living in a TEMPORARY  state of disobedience.

The PROFESSED BELIEVER only “CLAIMS” to be SAVED, but in REALITY “NEVER” accepted Jesus Christ, “NEVER” had the indwelling Holy Spirit, was “NEVER” made WHOLE again, and thus, was “NEVER” freed from SIN. “…If we “SAY” that we have fellowship with him, and WALK IN DARKNESS (unrepentent), WE LIE, and DO NOT THE TRUTH…” (1 John 1:6 KJV).

“…Bring forth therefore fruits (such as spiritual fruit) worthy of REPENTANCE (a true change of mind), and begin NOT to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none…” (Luke 3:8-11 KJV). “…REPENT…” (Acts 17:30 KJV).

The TRUE BELIEVER “IS” SAVED, and HAS accepted Jesus Christ, but is “said” to be TEMPORARILY LIVING in DISOBEDIENCE. However, they have “the indwelling Holy Spirit and therefore, ARE “new creations” whom God will eventually discipline and RETURN them to fellowship with other SAVED believers. “... I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans (non-saved) don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship. Even though I (Apostle Paul) am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus. Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed^[ and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns...” (1 Corinthians 5:1-5 NLT).

“... You are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people. It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning (unrepentant). God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you...” (1 Corinthians 5:11-13 NLT).

“…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). 

 “ … the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these …” (Galatians 5:20-22  NASB).

Both the “professed” believer and the “true” believer have UNREPENTANT mindsets, which are unchanged minds. They BOTH need to hear the GOSPEL that will LEAD them BOTH to REPENTANCE (a change of mind). God “….is longsuffering to us-ward, NOT WILLING that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance…” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV). “…The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for YOUR SAKE. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent…” (2 Peter 3: 9 NLT).

“… The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth…” (Exodus 34:6 KJV). “…But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness…” (Psalm 86:16 NIV).

“…Don't you see how wonderfully kind …God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?” (Romans 2:4 NLT).

The UNREPENTANT mind, which is an unchanged mind, REJECTS God’s TRUTH, but still NEEDS to HEAR his TRUTH through gentle LOVE and instruction, in HOPE, that they will eventually REPENT. “... Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants... (2 Timothy 2:25-25 NLT).

In the “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” perspective, an unrepentant mind, which is an unchanged mind, the unrepentant, professed believer, will be LOST forever in his or her sins, but the unrepentant, true believer, will, somehow, “STILL” be SAVED regardless of their sins.

In the “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” perspective, an unrepentant mind, which is an unchanged mind, there is a BIG debate  which starts with THIS QUESTION:  WILL the UNREPENTENT “TRUE” believer “STILL” INHERIT eternal life, regardless of an earthly life of SINFUL behaviors, simply because they have been GUARANTED eternal security?

DO THEY "NOT" HAVE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE WAY/PATH, CHOOSE TO DEPEND UPON GOD'S WORD, AND CHOOSE TO ABIDE WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT?

The bible says, “…REPENT (change your mind) …AND BELIEVE the Gospel (choose to depend upon God’s Word)…” (Mark 1:15 KJV). WHO MUST CHOOSE TO REPENT? WHO MUST CHOOSE TO BELIEVE?

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Therefore, since we have been justified through faith (through dependence upon God’s WORD), we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Romans 5:1 KJV). “…Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” (Romans 8:1 KJV).

“…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV).

The REFUTERS OF “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” AGREE THAT A TRUE BELIEVER IS SAVED,  BUT IF THEY ARE LIVING AS A PAGAN WHERE THEY HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE, DEPARTED FROM GOD, AND LIVING, AGAIN, LIKE  A NON-BELIEVER, THEY CAN BECOME JUST AS ETERNALLY LOST AS THE “PROFESSED” BELIEVER AND ARE “NOT” GUARANTEED TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE.

 The SUPPORTERS of “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” SAY: THE UNREPENTENT, “TRUE” BELIEVER IS SAVED, BUT THEY ARE LIVING IN A “TEMPORARY” STATE OF PAGANISM (FALLEN FROM GRACE, DEPARTED FROM GOD, AND ACTING LIKE A PAGAN), BUT GOD WILL “CORRECT” THEM SO THEY WILL “STILL” INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE.

LET’S LOOK AT SCRIPTURE regarding “ONCE SAVED: ALWAYS SAVED” AND you decide for YOURSELF whether you are a SUPPORTER or REFUTER of this DOCTRINE.

SUPPORTERS and REFUTERS of “ONCE SAVED; ALWAYS SAVED” often DEBATE their opinions, but I, personally, what to KNOW God’s HEART on the matter. “... This is the will (THE HEART) of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will (THE HEART) of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day...” (John 6:39-40 NASB).

This VERSE does not SAY anything about ALWAYS being SAVED, but it does reflect God’s will and heart’s desire that NONE be lost. God “….is ... NOT WILLING that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance…” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV).

It is God’s will and heart’s desire that NONE perish, but nonetheless, MANY will perish anyway.  Why will people perish? “…He that believeth on him is not condemned: but HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, because HE HATH NOT BELIEVED in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And THIS IS THE CONDEMNATION, that light is come into the world, and MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, because THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved…” (John 3:18-20 KJV).

SALVATION is DELIVERANCE from sin, the sinful nature, its affects, its influences, and its consequences. “... [You have been] made free from sin….” (Romans 6:18 KJV). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed” (John 8:36 KJV).

Being SAVED or MADE FREED from Sin also FREES your CHOICES and releases you from being a SLAVE to SIN. You can FREELY choose to live righteous, every day, through faith or dependence upon the indwelling POWER of the Holy Spirit. You can LIVE FREE by being TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your MIND (a result of staying and abiding in and with the WORD of GOD). “... Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you (choose to) continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free...” (John 8:31-32 NASB).

“…the will of God (his heart’s desire), [is]…your SANCTIFICATION …” (1 Thessalonians 4:3 NASB). Therefore, “…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind….” (Romans 12:2 KJV). “…be conformed to the image of his Son…” (ROMANS 8:29 KJV). “…Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV).

“…abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine…” (John 15:4 KJV). “…If a man abide NOT in me, ‘he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned…” (John 15:6 KJV).

“…The branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing…” (John 15:4-6 NASB).

The SAVED can FREELY choose to LIVE, in their deliverance, day by day, by depending upon the EMPOWERING work of the indwelling Holy Spirit and the Word of God. “I can do all things through Christ (THE WORD) which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13 KJV).

“…. if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). ^“…Christ liveth in [you]…” (Galatians 2:20 KJV). “….OLD THINGS (life without the indwelling Holy Spirit) are passed…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “... It is God (the indwelling Holy Spirit) which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “… the God of peace… that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in [you, through the indwelling Holy Spirit]… what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).

Therefore, the SAVED can FREELY choose, day by day, to “... abide (stay, continue, remain, etc.) in My (god’s) love...” (John 15:9 NASB).

To REMAIN somewhere, is a CHOICE, which means you are NOT going to depart, but will continue to STAY right where you are. “…If a man abide NOT in me, ‘he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned…” (John 15:6 KJV). “... those branches were broken off because they didn’t believe in (depend upon Christ, the WORD), and you are there (abiding with God) because you do believe (do depend upon the Word). So don’t think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen. For if God did not spare the original branches, he won’t spare you either. Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in (depend upon) his kindness. But if you stop trusting (stop depending), you also will be cut off.  ...” (Romans 11:20-23 NLT). “...continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine...” (John 8:31-32 NASB).

The SAVED FREELY chooses to continue with, stay with, abide with, remain with, and does not depart from their place of UNITY with the indwelling Holy Spirit. They CAN FREELY continue SECURELY because, “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….” (1 Corinthians 6:17). “... In Him ,.. you WERE SEALED ...WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.…” (Ephesians 1 NLT).  “... Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption...” (Ephesians 4:30 NASB). “...after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise...” (Ephesians 1:13 KJV). “... Do not quench (extinguish) the [Holy]... Spirit...” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NASB).

The SAVED are SEALED until the DAY of REDEMPTION and NOTHING can BREAK that SEAL that BONDS together the SOUL and the HOLY SPIRIT, except ONE THING: The WORD OF GOD. “... the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing ...to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit...” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).

NOTHING will EVER separate the SAVED from God’s LOVE, but there is something that can SEPARATE you from his HOLY SPIRIT. WHAT IS IT? The SINFUL practice of an evil heart of UNBELIEF can SEPARATE you from his HOLY SPIRIT. “...Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV).

An EVIL heart of unbelief  CAN SEPARATE you from God, the HOLY SPIRIT. “…Your INIQUITIES (SINFUL PRACTICES) … separated … you and your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…You have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT).

“…My people would not listen to me (God, the Holy Spirit). They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “…I HAVE SOMEWHAT AGAINST THE[m]…[THEY HAVE]…LEFT [THEI]R… FIRST LOVE (God, the Holy Spirit)…” (REVELATION 2:4 KJV).

“.. [To]... the church of Ephesus…I KNOW THY WORKS, AND THY LABOR, AND THY PATIENCE, AND HOW THOU CANST NOT BEAR THEM WHICH ARE EVIL: AND THOU TRIED THEM WHICH SAY THEY ARE APOSTLES, AND ARE NOT, AND HAS FOUND THEM LAIRS… I HAVE SOMEWHAT AGAINST THEE... thou art “fallen”…” (REVELATION 2:2, 5 KJV).

“…to ...those who were ONCE enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,  who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to come— and who then turn away from God. …” (Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT).

In the BOOK of Hebrews the message was mainly to THE CHURCH or early Jewish BELIEVERS or the SAVED. Many of the early believers were SLIDING back into practices of Judaism. The book of Hebrews was written to encourage them to continue in the GRACE of Jesus Christ.

The BOOK of Hebrews offers MUCH encouragement, to the SAVED, about continuing in the GRACE of Jesus by HEEDING the warnings about neglect, spiritual immaturity, falling away, departing from God, and unbelief. “... We must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it...” (Hebrews 2:1 NLT).  “... The Holy Spirit says,“Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts...” (Hebrews 3:7 NLT). “...So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God. So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts...” (Hebrews 4:6-7 NLT).

“...There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong...” (Hebrews 5:11-14 NLT).

“... So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding...” (Hebrews 6:1-3 NLT).

“...Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary...” (Hebrews 6:18-19 NLT).

“ ...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...” (Hebrews 10:26 NLT).

“... Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven...” (Hebrews 10:26-27 NLT).

HEBREWS is very explicit in its warnings about the things that can affect or influence falling away or departing from the God’s GRACE. “... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV).

Christ is PUT to OPEN SHAME, that is similar to the cruelty of his crucifixion, when the SAVED falls away or departs from his GRACE. God’s OWN people trample on him and profaned (disrespect) the blood covenant. They do this by “falling away” or “deliberately sinning,” thereby, they have “insulted (offended) the indwelling Holy Spirit” (disrespected, dishonored, put him to open shame). “…If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace (the indwelling holy spirit)?  For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God…" (Hebrews 10:26-31 NIV).

“…For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God…” (Hebrews 10:26-31 NASB).

This passage talks about being put into “the hands of the living God…” (Hebrews 10:26-31 NASB). AND “…How shall we escape, if we neglect SO GREAT SALVATION…”  (Hebrews 2:3-5 KJV).

If YOU go on willfully practicing sin and fall away after being sanctified, there is no other sacrifice for sins, but only a guaranteed expectation of judgement. The Lord shall judge his people. …” (Hebrews 10:26-31 NASB).

After being enlightened, a partaker of the Holy Spirit, tasting the good things of heaven and the good Word, and experiencing the power of God -  according to the Word - it is impossible to renew YOU again; because it is as if YOU crucify Christ all over again and disgraced him publicly. “…It is impossible for those who were “once” enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame…” (Hebrews 6:4-6 KJV). “…How shall we escape, if we neglect SO GREAT SALVATION…” (Hebrews 2:3-5 KJV).

“... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV). It is HARD to imagine or conceive that the SAVED would actually choose to fall away or depart from God’s GRACE. Once the SAVED is married or SEALED to the Holy Spirit we can’t imagine a DIVORCE, but human will is alive and well.

The SAVED can willfully and voluntarily fall away or depart from God’s GRACE; causing a spiritual divorce that DESTROYS the intimate, covenant relationship between Christ and the believer. “...  they CRUCIFY to themselves (by their OWN choice and actions) the SON of GOD afresh...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV).

 “…For if we (the saved) sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, …” (Hebrews 10:26-27 NASB).“... I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “…” (Malachi 2:16 NLT).  “…[MY PEOPLE] ... broke [THEIR] ... covenant ..[WITH ME], though I (GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT) loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the Lord…” (Jeremiah 31:32 NASB). “…If we are faithless, he remains faithful…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NIV).

REGARDLESS of how IMMUTABLY faithful God, the Holy Spirit is, the SAVED has FREE WILL! “…[YOU CHOOSE]... this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). “…For if we (the saved) sin wilfully after that we have received …” (Hebrews 10:26-27 NASB). “…you have been cut off from Christ (JESUS CHRIST)! You have fallen away from God’s GRACE (FAVOR)…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT).

 “…It’s YOUR [sin of an evil heart of unbelief departing from the Living God]... that … [will] ...cut you off from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “…what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).

“...Take heed, BRETHREN (fellow believers), lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...” (Hebrews 3:12 KJV).

BEING SAVED FREES YOU FROM THE AFFECTS AND INFLUENCES OF SIN AND THE OLD SIN NATURE, BUT HUMAN WILL IS AT LIBERTY TO CHOOSE TO CONTINUE IN A SINFUL LIFESTYLE.

THEY CONTINUE IN A SINFUL LIFESTYLE, NOT BECAUSE THEY “HAVE” TO, BUT BECAUSE THEY “WANT” TO OR "CHOOSE" TO!

GOD IS IN CONTROL, BUT HE IS “NOT” CONTROLLING. ABIDING WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, IS A CHOICE; NOT A FORCED RESTRICTION. “my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).

 “…for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT).

“…They ABANDONED ME and did not obey my word….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT).

 Thus, “…Your INIQUITIES (falling away, departing, etc) … separated … you and your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…you have been cut off (SEVERED) from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “...hardened by the deceitfulness of sin...” (Hebrews 3:13 NASB).

THE SAVED WHO FALL AWAY OR DEPART FROM GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, ARE INADVERTANTLY SAYING “CRUCIFY HIM, CRUCIFY HIM” OUT OF THEIR OWN LIVES AND HEARTS, “... SEEING, they CRUCIFY to themselves the SON of GOD afresh and put him to open shame...” (Hebrews 6:6 KJV).

“… repent and DO the first works [of ABIDING with the WORD of GOD, the Holy Spirit]…” (Revelation 2:5 KJV).

“…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).

THIS MESSAGE IS TO "THOSE" AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!