The man in Heb10:29 "was sanctified by Jesus' blood" -- but now he scorns that very blood, tramples Jesus and insults the Spirit; in context Jesus' sacrifice no longer covers him. And in context, he is us if we do not heed the warning.Tong2020 said: ↑
<<<It's not GOD who "wastes the blood">>>
Good that you see that God would not waste the blood of Jesus.
You said it is others who wastes his blood. How could others waste it, when it was not they who offered it, but Jesus? He gave up His blood for the benefit of people, a people whom the Father had given Him. He call them His sheep. And He knows His sheep. He gave His life for His sheep. And he will give His sheep, eternal life.
And if you take that as losing his salvation, as you say Jesus’ sacrifice no longer covers him, then that would render Jesus as have failed in saving him, more so wasted His blood on him, having sacrificed it for him. And if you take that as the sanctified man by the blood of Jesus gets unsaved and goes to hell, that would render Jesus losing a sheep that he had sacrificed His blood to save him, thereby wasting His blood on him. Besides He then fails to keep those whom the Father has given to Him to save and keep and Shepherd them, and give them eternal life.
But the context will not support such a take. What happens to the new covenant man is contrasted to what happens to the old covenant man, in the event that the old covenant man sin willfully after he have received the knowledge of the Law, compared to in the event that the new covenant man have received the knowledge of the truth.
He will find them and gather them, that there will be one flock and one Shepherd, Jesus Christ. And finding them, He will keep them all and lose not one, else wasted His blood on anyone that he lose.
Speaking of "flock":
"Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
"I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
"Therefore be on the alert..." Acts20:28-31
The flock -- us, whom He purchased with His blood --- savage wolves will not spare the flock. Is the flock in DANGER?
What happens to the "blood-purchase", if wolves are allowed to devour them?
Perverse men will draw away even disciples --- are disciples in DANGER?
What did Paul mean?
You tell me. And before you think that Paul is referring to the sheep losing their salvation:
14-16: I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
27-30: 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.”
Could there be any wolf who can snatch them out of Jesus Christ and the Father’s hand?
Absolutely none! No wolf can!
27-30: 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.”
Could there be any wolf who can snatch them out of Jesus Christ and the Father’s hand?
Absolutely none! No wolf can!
question:
“in figurative language, may I ask, would you say you have eaten of Jesus’ flesh and have drank of His blood?
"This is My flesh and blood; do this often in remembrance of Me."
That is what we call "communion" -- have I partaken of communion as Scripture describes it? Yes.
So, in figurative language, I take it that that you claim and believe that you have eaten of Jesus’ blood and have drank of His blood. Though you take that to be what you call “communion”.
Before I comment, may I know what is that “communion” you refer to? That I may know how you got to eat of His flesh and got to drink of blood?
Tong
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