"It is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were ONCE ENLIGHTENED
those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and the power of the age to come, and who turn away from God!"
Do you believe in God. Did you turn to Him for Salvation? Has God dwelt in your heart and forgiven you of your sins? Do you believe that your Salvation is eternal? Do you know how sweet the taste of Jesus Christ is and do you understand that there is no other place you can go on earth or in Heaven to have anything as sweet? Do you understand the power of the Word of God and have you been once enlightened by His Spirit? If all this is true then you have repented to God and have shared in His Holy Spirit. You have tasted the goodness of the Word of God and His promise of the age to come.
What will happen to you if you fall away and deviate from your faith in God? What if you turn away from God and the power of His Word? What if you now reject the Lord and cast Him from your heart? The One Truth Today is contained in this scripture and it should bring fear and consternation to a believer's heart. We are taught that it will be impossible to restore and bring back a person to repentance who has been enlightened once and shared in the Holy Spirit and tasted how good God is, who then turns away from God.
If you turn away from God you are nailing Jesus Christ upon the cross afresh. You are holding Jesus Christ in contempt, shame and public disgrace. Once you have been enlightened you have a duty to hold on to your faith until the very end of this life on earth. You are under a sentence of eternal judgement and your heavenly resurrection is at stake. Those who are God's children will be saved and live eternally with the Lord in Heaven. Those who have never been enlightened and those who have been once enlightened and then turned away from God will spend eternity separated from God. The justice is perfect because they have made a choice to reject God and His Word and they have condemned themselves. Once you have accepted Jesus Christ in your life where could you go? Never turn away from God ONCE ENLIGHTENED!
