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goodness of God; they saw the grace of God;

they saw the glory of God; they saw the power

of God; they saw the redemptive grace of God

in the Old Testament; in other words, they saw

the miracles and the provisions and all that God

had done for them, and still many of them did

not enter into God's rest. He brings this over

and says, "Look here. Watch out for apostasy."

Now, notice as we read verses 4, 5, and 6 in

Hebrews, chapter 6: “For it is impossible for

those who were once enlightened, and have

tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made

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partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted

the good word of God, and the powers of the

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world to come, If they shall fall away” — We’re

not talking about a little backsliding; we’re

talking about apostasy — “If they shall fall

away, to renew them again unto repentance;

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