Hebrews Part 2: Selfish Christianityਨਮੂਨਾ

Apostasy: The Danger of a Cold Heart

Warnings are meant to save lives—whether it’s a siren before a storm or a flashing light on the dashboard. But what happens when we ignore them? Hebrews 6 delivers one of the most serious warnings in all of Scripture: the danger of turning away from Christ. Spiritual apathy, unchecked sin, and outright rejection of the faith don’t just lead to a rocky season—they can lead to total apostasy.

Throughout life, alarms sound to alert us to danger. Whether it’s a storm warning or an emergency broadcast, ignoring them can be deadly. Hebrews 6 is a spiritual alarm—a terrifying wake-up call about falling into apostasy. This isn’t about struggling believers growing in their faith but about those who become indifferent—or even hostile—toward Christ, like Judas Iscariot.

These individuals aren’t victims; they are willful deserters. They are described as “dull of hearing,” showing “contempt” for Christ’s sacrifice, and causing their own harm. They once sat in church, considered themselves spiritually mature, and yet refused to grow. Rather than pressing into Christ, they drifted further away.

Hebrews 6 issues a clear and urgent warning. Furthermore, it is one of the most debated passages in Scripture, especially Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV), which says:

“For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.”

The warning in Hebrews isn’t meant to scare true believers but to wake up the complacent. A mature faith doesn’t just sit in church—it grows, obeys, and perseveres. Ignoring the call to press on in Christ has devastating consequences.

So, are you moving forward in faith—or slowly falling away?