Keeping the Faith….

Here’s one of those scriptures that is difficult to comprehend (Hebrews chapter 6). Is it, “once saved always saved”, or can a person “share in the Holy Spirit”, and “taste the goodness of the Word of God”, and “experience the good things of Heaven”, and then turn away? I would like to believe the former of the two is correct, but I am not certain. When it says “to workout your salvation”, what does it mean? When it says “for those who keep the faith”, what’s up with that? The only thing I can honestly say is this: I don’t ever want to experience life, or death, or eternity without God’s presence. So I will continue to press on to win the prize that He has already given me. I trust Him with what He has given me, and what He has promised, so I will continue to be responsible for that. The bible tells us that nothing can be snatched out of His hand. Knowing God, by pursuing Him daily is my plan of keeping the faith. What’s yours?

4 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, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come–6 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.7 When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing. 8 But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.9 Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. 10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do. 11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. 12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance. 13 For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in His own name, saying: 14 “I will certainly bless you,and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.” 15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and He received what God had promised.16 Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. 17 God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind. 18 So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. 20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:4-20