Hebrews 6:17-20
Pastor Rick
Jackson
There are
two kinds of impossible things mentioned in the Bible. Firstly, things that are
impossible for men, in and of themselves. It is impossible for men to go to
Heaven. [Matthew 19:26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men
this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Then there
is that that is truly impossible because of the character and person of God.
Our text says, Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs
of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by
two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have
a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set
before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,
and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us
entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec.
For a saved
person to lose his salvation is one of the truly impossible things. At least
eight truly impossible things would have to occur for this other impossible
thing to even have a chance of happening. So it is impossible. Totally, empirically,
unequivocally impossible.
I. A
PERSON WITH THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO HELL [Eph. 1:13-14,
4:30]
- In whom ye
also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- And grieve
not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
II. GOD
THE FATHER WOULD HAVE TO IGNORE THE PRAYER OF JESUS [Jn. 11:41-42, 17:11]
- Then they
took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up
his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew
that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said
it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
- And now I
am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy
Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they
may be one, as we are.
III. GOD’S
WORD WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN [2 Tm. 1:12-13, John 10:35]
- For the
which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I
know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which
I have committed unto him against that day. Hold fast the form of sound words,
which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
-… the
scripture cannot be broken;
IV. YOU WOULD
HAVE TO BE UNBORN [Jn. 3:3, 5-6, 1 Peter 1:23]
Death and being
unborn are not the same. Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of
him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good
for that man if he had not been born.
- Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can
a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's
womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
-Being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which
liveth and abideth for ever.
V. EVERLASTING
WOULD HAVE TO MEAN TEMPORARY [Jn. 3:16, 5:24]
-For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
-Verily,
verily, I say unto you, [m] He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that
sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is
passed from death unto life.
VI. GOD (FATHER,
SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT) WOULD HAVE TO LOSE THEIR STRENGTH [1 Pt. 1:5, Jn. 10:28-30,
1 John 4:4]
-Who are
kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in
the last time.
-And I give
unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are
one
-Ye are of
God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in
you, than he that is in the world.
VII. GOD WOULD
HAVE TO LIE [Heb. 6:17-18, Rm. 3:4, 10:8-13]
-Wherein
God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability
of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which
it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have
fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
-let God be
true, but every man a liar;
-But what
saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is,
the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the
scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is
no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich
unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
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