SALVATION, SIN AND TRANSGRESSION Are Intentional Sins Forgiven by God? January 14th, 2013 by qatranscripts Question 4 – Immanuel (Ghana): If you are a Christian and you sin intentionally, will you be forgiven by God if you ask Him? If yes, can you please explain the quotation in Hebrews 10:26 to me? Answer 4: Ok. First, I’ll read to you what you have in Hebrews 10:26, “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.” I’ll read further, “But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath…” Now, you see a lot of times when we take the word of God out of context, we miss the whole thing. If we were to stop in that verse 26, you’ll lose the whole truth. Let me read the verse 26 that you were talking about; I want to read it again for you, and you’ll see why you’d miss it without reading further as I chose to do. Verse 26 says, “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.” That’s true. He is telling you that there’s no more sacrifice for sins; now, he is not saying that you will not be forgiven, but he’s telling you that’s there’s no more sacrifice for sins. Now what is the reason? He explains to you and you get to know what kind of sinning he is dealing with here. So, let’s read, again from verse 27, “But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?” This is what he is saying this person has done, which means acting defiantly. You know the word of God, and not only do you choose to do what is wrong, but you also reject the counsel of the Lord. And you also despise the Lord Himself; let’s see here (Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God); so it’s not just that someone knew that something was wrong and did it. No, that’s not what it is talking about; otherwise, you’re not tempted. If you don’t know something is wrong and you do it, you probably weren’t even tempted. But, you see, a bona fide temptation means that you’re lured to do something, which you know is wrong and you go ahead and do it; but you will always…a real child of God will have sorrow for sin. You’d always want to repent of it. But, this person does not repent; he trod under foot the Son of God. He rejects His Lordship; that’s what it is talking about, so it is letting you know that there is no other sacrifice, because you’re rejecting the sacrifice that has been made. It’s telling you, “which other sacrifice are you going to get, if you trod under foot the Son of God. If you reject the Son of God, where are you going to go?” That’s what its saying. So it’s not dealing with someone who told a lie knowingly and then he says “Oh Lord, I’m sorry.” This kind of person does not accept the Lord; he rejects Him. Paul tells you here that if you reject Him, you don’t have an option; that’s what it’s saying. So, the first part of your question, “if you are a Christian and you sin intentionally, will you be forgiven by God?” Yes. Now, first of all, you’ve got to understand that sinning intentionally has two things: the first part of it is the intention to sin itself; that intention, before the sin is committed, the very intention to sin itself is a sin, so the sin started with the intention to sin, which is forgivable; then, the wrong itself, which is also forgivable. What is not forgivable here is the rejection of the Son of God that he says, for that kind of sin, where or how will you get the forgiveness? The very sacrifice has been condemned by you. Where are you going to get the forgiveness from? That’s the argument that Paul is giving to us. If you sin, willfully or unwillfully, you can be forgiven depending on whether your acceptance of the Son of God as your Lord and Savior is still part of your faith. Do you still trust him for that salvation; if you reject him, if you “tread under foot the Son of God, and count the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing,” you have no option. That’s what it’s telling you. There’s no other way. There’s no other blood for your forgiveness.
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