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Leaving your quoted scriptural reference out of quote.
"For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. ***** do not forget the next 2 verses.
*****7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.*****
Rejection is Him denying them, right? But the earth is not destroyed but what is grown on it was burned up. So keep that in mind when reading 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 where the works on that foundation gets burned up, but the foundation remains in that though they suffer a physical death hence the destruction of that temple of the Holy Spirit which is their physical body per verses 16-17, that spirit is still saved per verse 15. So denied by Him and left behind to die, but their spirit is with the Lord to wait for their resurrection after the great tribulation as that vessel unto honor in His House.
1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
That is why it is impossible for anyone to be renewed again as if to be saved again because they are still saved. Otherwise it would be like putting Christ to open shame if He had to die for them again to sanctify them forever, as if hinting at His inability to be God Our Saviour.
Paul is here speaking to born-again Hebrew believers, warning them of the "unforgivable sin." The "willful sin" of turning from Christ, from faith to unbelief..............
..........Paul is not referring to acts of sin when he says "for if we sin willfully.. he is speaking of a particular sin.
The sin of willfully turning from Christ back to unbelief. Scholars call it "the Willful Sin."
Leaving your reference of scripture out of quote for easier reading. The bold is what Paul is actually talking about in regards to willfully sinning is after we have that knowledge that there remains no more sacrifice for sins and yet believe and practice as if there still is necessity for further sacrifice for sins. That is the willfully sinning part is in regards to having that knowledge and yet continue in spite of it.
Heb. 10:26-29
"For if we sin wilfully
after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
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?"
***** adding again two more verses for the actual message here...
*****30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again,
The Lord shall judge his people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Verse 30 testifies that they are still His people for how God is judging them. See?
This applies to Catholics and any Protestant churches that believe that communion is receiving that one time sacrifice for sins "again" to receive atonement for sins committed since last Mass. This is that specific willful sin that Paul is warning believers about as having that knowledge and et practice otherwise is denying this truth below from that reading.
Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us:............
That means the Catholics are saved but if they do not lean on Jesus for help to see that truth that by having the Holy Ghost in them as the Witness that they are sanctified forever, to depart from the Mass and only do communion in remembrance of Him, they are at risk of being denied by Him at the pre great tribulation rapture event as that Mass is denying Him that they are sanctified forever since the Holy Ghost is in them to bear witness to that truth.
Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Now there are other works of iniquity that a saved believer may be engaged that denies Him and His words in some form or fashion, in that also can get them denied by Him, but that seal of adoption is not going anywhere even if they do get denied by Him and left behind.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
