So I was reading through a commentary on Hebrews for class and a thought hit me. I realized I’ve let all the arguments Christians have take away from the wonder of it all. As I was reading about whether or not a verse was referring to loss of salvation, I began to get that itch for “truth”. The battle is for the truth. I want the Truth. I want to be able to share the Truth, but I find I’m busy defending the Truth rather than being awe-struck by it. Honestly, when’s the last time you actually sat and pondered how AMAZING it is once you’re saved, you are always saved. You can’t lose your salvation. I’m not trying to argue a point here-read your Bibles, God makes it clear. Christ’s blood is so sufficient in every way. Gah! Doesn’t that move something in you?! I can’t escape God’s grace. No matter how many terrible terrible, and I mean terrible decisions I make, God won’t take away my salvation, my future with Him.
So my challenge for you is take a quick break from arguing and just sit and ponder what you’re actually arguing. Obviously it’s important if you want to defend it to the death. So sit and be filled with wonder from the Truth. How breath taking, huh? And whoever you’re arguing with, don’t get mad that they don’t see it. Your heart should break that they’re missing something so freeing and beautiful. Too many times I’ve caught myself thinking, “You idiot! Way to be ignorant.” When instead I should be thinking, “I’m so sorry you’re not experiencing this freedom I have in Christ. I want you to so bad.“
Hebrews 7:25, “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.”
Hebrews 7:27, “…He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.”
Hebrews 9:26-28, “…But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”
mmm…mmm…mmm…tasty.
