Page 56 - Apostasy

much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he

be thought worthy, who hath trodden under

foot the Son of God” — Now, look at this. I

want to emphasize this. It said in Hebrews that

they crucified the Son of God afresh. Here it

says, “who hath trodden under foot the Son of

God, and hath counted the blood of the

covenant, wherewith he was sanctified”—

Notice — “an unholy thing, and hath done

despite” — that is, insult — “unto the Spirit of

grace?” He said in verse 31, "It is a fearful thing

to fall into the hands of the living God." In verse

29 he says that they've trodden under foot the

Son of God and counted His blood as an unholy

thing. In Hebrews 6 he said they've crucified

afresh the Son of God. In other words, this is

dealing with apostasy. This is dealing with

somebody denying the very truths that they

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