Jesus Abandoned

Jesus: The Shadow's Substance - Message 11 - Jesus Abandoned - Heb. 6:4-8.

Outline:

Tempted to go back? If you abandon Jesus there is no other salvation!

I. Sanctification: From Milk to Meat – vs. 1-3 (review)
A. Leaving
B. Not Laying Again
C. Lord Willing

II. Simply Stated – vs. 4-6 (overview) “For it is impossible to restore again to repentance”

III. Signposts of Salvation – vs. 4-5
A. Enlightened – illuminated, to give light to, to understand – Job 33:29-30; Psa. 13:3; 19:8;
Eph. 1:15-21
B. Tasted the Heavenly Gift – to experience salvation – Eph. 2:8-9; Rom 6:23; Luke 11:13; John 4:10; Acts 11:17; Rom 11:29
C. Become Partakers of the Holy Spirit – a partner or companion – Eph. 1:13-14; 1 Cor. 6:19; 2 Tim 1:14
D. Tasted the Good Word of God – to experience and enjoy God’s Word – Psa. 19:7-11; 119:103
E. Tasted of the Powers of the World to Come – to experience eternal life – Psa. 21:13; 106:8; Matt 6:13; Gal 5:16; Acts 1:8; 2 Cor. 4:7; 2 Cor. 13:4; Eph. 1:18-20

IV. A Sufficient Sacrifice – vs. 6
A. Impossible to Fall Away – Eph. 4:30; 2 Tim 1:12; Jude 1:24; John 10:27-30
B. Impossible to Renew – Christ’s Work is Final – Acts 4:12; Heb. 10:26-27
C. Insufficient Sacrifices – 1 Cor. 1:22-24; Heb. 9:24-28; 10:10-18

V. Saved or Scorched – vs. 7-8
A. Blessed – receiving the gospel – Matt 7:24-25
B. Burned – rejecting the gospel – Matt 7:26-27