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“Assurance of Salvation” is a popular idea and expression among evangelicals.
There is no doubt that it derives its idea from this passage!
There is a popular expression
Yet, what is most presented as assurance, is more realistically nothing but false hope, when mixed with an easy believism!
There are so many shameful tactics and practices used to manipulate someone to pray a prayer, bi-passing the Holy Spirit through the process, and then convincing them that because they prayed that prayer they are now saved.
This is my pet peeve!
We don’t need tactics we need the Spirit convicting!
And so, this easy believism culminates in a reliance on a prayer and then in an equally egregious idea that now that they’ve done this nothing can remove them from their standing in Christ!
But, we all know the futility of this practice - There is no fruit of repentance, or true faith in Christ.
Well does Jesus speak to this misnomer in the thirteenth chapter of Mathew in the parable of the sower.
I for one can’t believe that this so called evangelism stills continues today, but it definitely does!
And you know what else?
It is so masterfully efficient at producing an outward conformity to a systematic behavior, that we can’t really tell who is and who isn’t saved!
Our text today says something very different than what I’ve been talking about!
You see, Salvation is more than a one time event, it is the culmination of a righteous relationship with God!
I. We are called to draw near.
A. With an inherent boldness.
B. With a true heart.
C. In full assurance of faith.
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We are called to not forsake the church.
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Not our gathering together.
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Not our mutual encouragement.
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Not in the day of redemption.
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We are warned not to sin intentionally.
Not just any sin, but here in the context of the previous verses, not to forsake the Christ and the church.
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This is the second time we see this presented in Hebrews.
Chapter 6 warns against apostacy, and here in chapter 10 the same thing is repeated.
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We are warned of the impending result.
We come into this relationship with Christ, where He alone paid the price for our sin, being the perfect sacrifice.
And, His sacrifice is the only sacrifice for sin!
If we sin intentionally, that is to walk away so completely from Him, His body, the redemption found only in Him, and turn back to the world loving all it has to offer -
There remains no more sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
We cannot tone this down, explain it away, or minimize the warning!
It is meant to frighten us!
It is there as a line in the sand, with a sign that says...
Do not enter!
Do not enter!
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