Shane should immerse himself in how the early Church thought and spoke -- which dialectic is still alive in eastern Christianity -- and he'd understand this verse like it was written in neon lights.
It's coded language:
"enlightened" = baptized
"tasted the heavenly gift" = received the Eucharist
"shared in the Holy Spirit" = confirmation/chrismation
Crystal clear to Christians at the time Hebrews was written.
RE: “enlightened” = baptized
“tasted the heavenly gift” = received the Eucharist
“shared in the Holy Spirit” = confirmation/chrismation
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Catholics who are pro-abortion up to the time of birth, who are pro-homosexual marriage and support transgenderism like Joe Biden, Andrew Cuomo and Nancy Pelosi have done all of the above. Does that make them Christian or even Catholic at all?
Andrew Cuomo even boasted when the number of Covid cases in New York dropped that God or prayers had nothing to do with it. WE DID IT, is his boast.
The scripture is NOT written in coded language! Good Grief! Do you make God out to be a liar?
Talk about reading man-made doctrine into very clear and easy to understand scripture....
What a bunch of nonsense.
God does not speak in secret codes that only certain religions can correctly “interpret” for us.
There is no Scripture to support those “interpretations”.
They are simply fabrications of Catholicism used to control and subdue the masses to its religious system.
And I suppose “Hebrews” is code for “Catholics.”