In Hebrews 10:4 the author writes, “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.” But here in Hebrews 3:14 the writer illustrates the difference between of “possessor” of Christ and a “professor” of Christ. The “possessor” is a “partaker of Christ” and means “one who holds with another” or a “participator” sharing IN and partaking OF Jesus the Messiah. The chief characteristic of a “possessor of Christ” is described as: “Holding from the beginning of our confidence steadfastly to the end”! As in Hebrews 3:6, the question of the writer: “Is NOT the RETENTION of salvation based upon the PERSISTENCE of faith, but the POSSESSION of salvation as EVIDENCED by a CONTINUATION of faith!” The writer to the Hebrews is NOT concerned with the future of these Hebrews, he is concerned with their past and present as they have NO FUTURE if they are NOT partakers of Jesus as Messiah as they aren’t saved to start with!
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