Apostasy and Perseverance

In Hebrews 6, we come to what is the most controversial warning passage in Hebrews and perhaps in all of Scripture. There is no shortage of different ways expositors and commentators have handled the text of Hebrews 6:4-6. It is evident how this text might seem in conflict with passages that teach the eternal security and assurance of believers' salvation, such as John 6:39-40, 44, Romans 5, 8:29-30, 1 Peter 1:3-5, and many others. We will seek to understand how these apparently contradictory ideas relate...