Here's the difference between "those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit" in Hebrews 6 and then Hebrews 10's "who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?" Can you tell which one you are talking about? .... .....
Just to elaborate on this a bit....
Heb 9:22 says clearly,
"without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness."
What the Bible says this about the precious blood of the Lord Jesus. Matthew 26:28, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:25, Romans 5:9, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:13, Colossians 1:20, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:19-20, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John, Revelation 1:5
Sin = need for redemption= price to pay for sin= Christ's blood can grant forgiveness and make eternity possible for us by recognizing sin, accepting payment of the blood of Christ. Forgiveness accepted= conscience cleaned= ability to serve God
Hebrews 9:8-10
The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Hebrews 9:13-15
For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 10:21-23
And having an high priest over the house of God;
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)
So what about those who trample the blood of Christ under their feet? Hebrews 10:28-29,31. Falling into the hands of the living God is not a good thing when it entails His wrath. They will die w/o mercy (people who reject this seem to have more mercy than God) and in rejecting the Holy Spirit they will go to hell.
Mankind is not uninformed! The Holy Spirit works on mankind individually to show the way to grace in the salvation accomplished by the Son of God, causing mankind to know the effectiveness of the precious blood and prompting an immediatete acceptance to wash away all of their sins. But some are just unwilling; they reject the demands and prompting of the Holy Spirit. They love their sins and consider the precious blood of the Lord Jesus as something insignificant. They may listen to the bible but believing puts too much emphasis on application.
The only way to salvation is thru the blood of Christ our Lord. The Lord Jesus shed His precious blood to cleanse from all sins. It's a guarantee before God that every sinner who believes in Him will be saved eternally. It's the proof that every sinner's sins have been judged and punished. If not why was the blood shed? Therefore, rejecting this blood will cause a sinner to perish eternally.
Hardening the heart and rejecting the unique invitation in not allowing Christ to die for oneself means that self stands before judgment.
Clearly there is a huge difference between what is said in Hebrews 6 compared to Hebrews 10. So in clumping all Hebrews together seriously as having the same meaning clearly misinterprets what is being put forth in the book of Hebrews.
