[jo kus]

This isn't a message of "perseverance" to Christians. This is a message to the Hebrews that if they reject the truth of the message of Christ to go back to their legalistic laws, there remains no longer a sacrifice for sin.

I disagree. Let's look at the verse more carefully and read what is there, not inserting your own theology into it:

For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins...

Nothing about returning back to legalistic rituals - but to sin. Rituals are not sinful! God HIMSELF commanded them. The fact of the matter is that a person who willfully commits adultery, etc., is cutting themselves off from Christ's redemptive suffering. They are not in a "saved" status with the Lord.

Regards

[HarleyD]

I disagree. Let's look at the verse more carefully and read what is there, not inserting your own theology into it:

Actually a number of Calvinist's commentaries that I have would disagree with my interpretation as well. They claim this refers to apostates in the end times as foretold by Christ. In any event all of them agree that while these people may give the appearance of being in the Church they are not of the Church for if they had been of the church they would have continued with the church. The end result is the same; people fall away.

Let me ask you under your interpretation,

Heb 10:26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Have you gone on sinning willfully after coming to a knowledge of Christ? Do you feel there still remains a sacrifice for sins in your case?