“Son of Perdition” Appears in Hebrews 6:4-8, which describes a person who, like Judas, has experienced a certain closeness to God and has a good understanding of salvation, but then denies it. Instead of bearing good fruit he bears “thorns and thistles.” This is a person who sees the path to salvation, which is trusting in God’s grace to cover sin (Ephesians 2:8-9), and instead either flatly denies the existence of God or denies God’s gift of salvation, preferring to pay their own debt. Judas chose the second path, punishing himself by suicide instead of accepting grace. However, Judas and the Antichrist are extreme cases. It is never right for a human being to label another person a “son of perdition” because only God knows the ultimate future of each human soul. Only with these two individuals did God choose to reveal His plan for their eternal damnation. With every other person, no matter how lost or evil they may seem, we are to hope and pray for their redemption (1 Timothy 2:1).
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 03:33:08 +0000
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