If we sin after coming to Jesus, can we be forgiven? | September 16, 2026
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What question does the episode open with about sin and forgiveness?
Today is September 16th. If we sin after coming to Jesus, can we be forgiven? Well, the next paragraph in Hebrews sounds like he's saying we can't, but let's read it and try to figure out what it really says. Hebrews chapter 10, from 19 to the end of the chapter. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, since we have a great priest over the house of God, Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering,
For he who is promised is faithful. Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encourage one another. And all the more as you see the day approaching. For if we willfully persist in sin, after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin, but a fearful prospect of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Can believers be forgiven if they willfully persist in sin after knowing the truth?
How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by those who have spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which they were sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know the one who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay. And again, the Lord will judge his people. Oh, it's a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. But recall those earlier days when after you had been enlightened, You endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to insults and afflictions, sometimes becoming partners with those so treated, for you had compassion for those who were in prison. You cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.
Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours. It brings a great reward, for you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet, in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay, but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back. We are not among those who shrink back and our soul are lost, but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls. So
Does Hebrews 10 mean that sin after accepting Christ is unforgivable?
The author moves on. From verses 19 to 25, he talks about the incredible privilege that we have of entering into God's presence. He talks again about the tearing of the curtain. Jesus gives us a new and a living way through the curtain in this new system. We draw near to God. We are to draw near to each other as well. So we should help each other to love and to do good works. We should meet together. We should encourage one another. Then that paragraph from 26 to 31, he talks about the seriousness of sin. He starts by saying if we deliberately go on sinning, There is no sacrifice for sin. Wow, that's a hard statement.
What does the author of Hebrews say about returning to the Old Testament sacrificial system?
Does it mean that if I sin after I accept the Lord, that I can't be forgiven for that? I don't think that's what he's saying. That would be very different from the rest of the New Testament. In the rest of the New Testament, Jesus forgave and continues to forgive sin. Our growth is progressive. That means that we will fail at time. And when we do this, Jesus forgives us. So what do these verses mean? I think we get a hint at it when the author describes what intentional sin he's talking about. He says we trample on the Son of God. We regard as profane sin. the blood of his sacrifice. We insult the spirit of grace.
How does the Habakkuk passage reinforce the call to stay faithful and not draw back?
It seems to me that he's talking about those who, after coming to Jesus, go back to the sacrificial system. return to the temple out of tradition to make offerings to the Lord, or even those who tell the Gentiles that to be a Christian, they need to become a Jew, go to the temple and make sacrifice.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What question does the episode open with about sin and forgiveness?
0:00–1:42
2
Can believers be forgiven if they willfully persist in sin after knowing the truth?
1:42–3:21
3
Does Hebrews 10 mean that sin after accepting Christ is unforgivable?
3:21–4:23
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What does the author of Hebrews say about returning to the Old Testament sacrificial system?
4:23–5:24
5
How does the Habakkuk passage reinforce the call to stay faithful and not draw back?
5:24–7:02
6
What practical steps does the host suggest for encouraging others today?
7:02–8:48
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