Apostasy and Falling Away in Hebrews (Joshua Bloor)

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Can a person lose their salvation? What does it mean to fall away from the faith? In today's Seven Minute Seminary, Joshua Bloor explains an Arminian interpretation of these critical passages in the Letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 2:1; 3:7-4:13; 5:11-6:12; 10:19–39; 12:1–29).

On the possibility of apostasy, see also: 1 John 5; Rev. 2-3. Read Ben Witherington's lengthy commentary on this possibility here (http://benwitherington.blogspot.com/2.... Scot McKnight deals with the claim that different kinds of people (i.e. not Christians) are in view in the warning passages here (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscre....

Several scholars from the Arminian-Wesleyan theological tradition have written excellent commentaries on Hebrews:

Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude by Ben Witherington III
The Epistles to the Hebrews (NICNT) by Gareth Lee Cockerill
Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews by David DeSilva
Hebrews (2 vols; Word Biblical Commentary) by William L. Lane
Understanding the Book of Hebrews: The Story Behind the Sermon by Kenneth Schenck
The Book of Hebrews: Its Challenge from Zion by George Wesley Buchanan
Asbury Bible Commentary: "Hebrews"