The words blaring from the other room when I was in class last night. We shouldn't need to shout them out (it's ok to though) to give them more meaning, in fact....
"4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because[b]to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace." [Hebrews 6:4-6]
I "POPPED" these verses in a question to my prof the other day on a different matter of people who stop "practicing religion" or even Christianity all together. But over the last few days, I learned a very impacting truth in my life I need to share with you.
EVERY TIME YOU SIN... YOU ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE!
THE PRICE TAG ON SIN IS DEATH!
THAT'S RIGHT YOU HEARD ME!!!
Hopefully before anyone goes and throws me into a cistern or heaven forbid kill themselves, will read the following explanation also. Funny, my other prof was saying how in class yesterday some of us are "afraid of losing" our job if we say what God really has on mind for our audience, well since I don't have one at the moment! Although... WELL... time for me to BE A MAN! From Genesis to Romans, it is very clear, "you will surely DIE!" (Genesis 2:17)
Sadly we live in a society where the severity of sin is extremely 'down-played'. I know you didn't necessarily physically drop dead on the last sin you committed, but I am here to remind you, you very well COULD HAVE! (Acts 5:4-5) But YOU DID DIE, in one way or the other, the last time you sinned. In other words we all go through our cycles of death and resurrection or being "dead in sin" and "alive in Christ" (Romans 6).
When I heard about that, my current life in Christ right now did what RHCBC called the "180 degrees U Turn" in terms of how seriously I now obey that voice of the holy spirit without question when I am sure it is the spirit speaking. I also was CRUCIFIED myself in class for asking the age old question: "How do we know it isn't Satan speaking?" -> "You either know or you DON'T!" Yes, our attitude must become "even if it (physically) kills me..."
BECAUSE SPIRITUAL DEATH IS WORSE!
CRUCIFY ME! (Luke 9:23)
Biblical 666 warning! John 6:60-6:66
