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. There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us. For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people.” Hebrews 10:26-30 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.10.26-30.NLT
Cavazos: If this is true, then the vast majority of us are in serious trouble.
P. Hinton: Sins derived from our carnal nature are exempt from this. We inherited our carnal nature from Adam. Also, see Romans 7 and 8.
Romans 8 2 And because you belong to him, the power[] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[] from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. 4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
Observation: nowhere in this verse does the Bible say: carnal sins are excused because you inherited the desire.
Cavazos: Summary: if sin still has control over someone, they do not belong to God.
The implications are that the vast majority of people who claim to be Christian are not with The Father.
Gene Kim : only applies to Jews. https://youtu.be/AHlknB0SBi0
Onorato Diamante: very different take. Has to do with going back to animal sacrifices. https://youtu.be/YT-Q7L6iA-E
Allen Parr : Hebrews 10 isn't talking about individual personal sin, but only about reverting to unbelief. https://youtu.be/KjPtF_UKr_U 4:11
E. Montemayor https://www.catholic.com/audio/caf/are-your-future-sins-forgiven
Similar to Gene Kim.
Says it has to do with going back to sacrifices.
Says it's not about individual personal sins.
Hardline interpretation https://youtube.com/shorts/WxyHAKc769c?feature=share
E. Cavazos: I think the author of Romans 6,7,8 were saying:
if you give yourself to Christ, you'll no longer sin.
But, as many Christians have found, it simply isn't true.
- If the verse is true
- then many who claim to be Christians are not.
The authors of Hebrews 10 were saying:
If after you know God, you continue to sin, you're in big trouble
I have seen pastors claim that they no longer sin, and they use these verses to support their claims.
Biblical scholars do not know for certain who wrote Hebrews 10. They have a list of potential candidates.
Most Christians believe, they will likely continue to sin. That even though they are Christian, they are not sinless. But that this is OK, because they will be forgiven.
Hebrews 10:26 is at odds with this view. It says it is not Ok to keep sinning after becoming a Christian.
Where in the New Testament does it say that if you continue sinning after you are a believer, that it's OK and that you'll be forgiven? It seems salvation means forgiveness of past sins. And that once you are a Christian, you will no longer sin. (Romans 6, 7, 8).
Andrew Farley : Hebrews 10:26 is referring to the sin of unbelief. He says that previous chapters deal with unbelief specifically, so 10:26 must be referring to it. https://youtu.be/6r2DGcy4Aa4
Desiring God. John Piper. Focuses on word "deliberately". https://youtu.be/UWQiFKVaWVk