To crucify Christ afresh

[Prentis]

Hebrews 6 speaks of those who know Christ crucifying him afresh. What does this mean? I think we find a hint in one of the verses that follow.

[sup]7[/sup] Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. [sup]8[/sup] But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

To produce thorns and thistles is to take what God gives and use it for ourselves. By his death, Christ has taken us from our sinful nature to make us walk in a new nature, his nature. If we revert to the old, we crucify him afresh.

If we take the sacrifice of Christ to be to our own advantage, we follow the pattern of the devil. God gives us something, and we use it for ourselves. We are then trying to save our own lives, and will lose it.

 

[Vengle]

Hebrews 6 speaks of those who know Christ crucifying him afresh. What does this mean? I think we find a hint in one of the verses that follow.

[sup]7[/sup] Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. [sup]8[/sup] But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

To produce thorns and thistles is to take what God gives and use it for ourselves. By his death, Christ has taken us from our sinful nature to make us walk in a new nature, his nature. If we revert to the old, we crucify him afresh.

If we take the sacrifice of Christ to be to our own advantage, we follow the pattern of the devil. God gives us something, and we use it for ourselves. We are then trying to save our own lives, and will lose it.

Our hearts are shown to be the fertile soil in the field of the world at Matthew chapter 13. That is a vital key part of being able to understand what Jesus is saying there in his parables.

Similarly, that "land" or "earth" at Hebrews 6:7 refers specifically to the soil of a man's heart which drinks up the rains from heaven. Those rains are God's blessings to us, including his life giving word of which Jesus said that they are spirit and life to quicken us. (John 6:63)

(Strong's Greek Dictionary: <G1093> ge -- pronounced: ghay -- contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application): -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.)

So what we see is a picture of a man who's heart has tasted of the goodness of those blessings from God but yet cares not that he allows every stray seed blown of the winds of this world ruled by Satan to alight upon and also take root in the soil of his heart.

God will patiently keep weeding us for a while, but after a certain point God gives that man over to the desires of his heart which the man refuses to let go of due to his love of those things.

A very sobering thought, hey?

 

[Prentis]

Our hearts are shown to be the fertile soil in the field of the world at Matthew chapter 13. That is a vital key part of being able to understand what Jesus is saying there in his parables.

Similarly, that "land" or "earth" at Hebrews 6:7 refers specifically to the soil of a man's heart which drinks up the rains from heaven. Those rains are God's blessings to us, including his life giving word of which Jesus said that they are spirit and life to quicken us. (John 6:63)

(Strong's Greek Dictionary: <G1093> ge -- pronounced: ghay -- contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application): -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.)

So what we see is a picture of a man who's heart has tasted of the goodness of those blessings from God but yet cares not that he allows every stray seed blown of the winds of this world ruled by Satan to alight upon and also take root in the soil of his heart.

God will patiently keep weeding us for a while, but after a certain point God gives that man over to the desires of his heart which the man refuses to let go of due to his love of those things.

A very sobering thought, hey?

Excellent word, brother!

Ourselves being the soil is the same thing I got! This is also why it says (Hosea)
King James Bible
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

We must CHOOSE to break up the fallow ground of our hearts, so that it be ready to receive the seed of the word of God, and would bear fruit.

And very sobering indeed! When we understand that we must be found faithful and fruitful with what is given us, the smugness that often comes to men when first touched by God loses all it's foundations!