Judgment is Eternal
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:26-32, NIV).
The book of Hebrews is an open letter written to Christians and more specifically, Jewish Christians. No one knows exactly who wrote the letter but it appears to be around the time when Jews who had become Christians were being extremely persecuted and because of the persecution many Jews were going back to the synagogue and leaving the church. The writer is addressing what happens to those individuals who know the truth but because of fear, or whatever the circumstances, they turn their backs on God.
We as believers in the United States currently have the freedom of religion to believe whatever we choose. Many believers have not turned their backs on the church because of persecutions but because of sin. We know the truth, but because the world says it’s okay to do certain things we follow after the world and turn our backs on the Word. We sometimes think that it's okay to show up for work late, leave early and lie about the time we took for lunch. I have witnessed employees lie on their timesheet about the days they took off because they want to save their time. We tend to think because it is something small to us it is small to God. But only man puts a level on sin. God says, “Sin is sin” and according to the Scripture above, if we keep deliberately sinning, we will fall into the judgment of God and that judgment is righteous and eternal. We have to turn from all forms of sin and ask our heavenly Father to help us with those things that are a struggle for us. We don’t want what we call small sin to hinder our eternal life.
Father,
We know your word is truth and as believers we ask for forgiveness in where we have fallen short. We don’t want to deliberately sin against you. Help us to walk in obedience to your word and take every struggle to the cross. Thank you for this journey, your truth and your love for our lives. We give you glory and praise. Amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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