26 If
we deliberately keep on sinning after
we have received the knowledge of the truth,no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but
only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that
will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone
who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or
three witnesses. 29 How
much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled
the Son of God underfoot, who
has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that
sanctified them, and
who has insulted the Spirit of
grace? 30 For
we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[d] and
again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[e]31 It
is a dreadful thing to
fall into the hands of
the living God.
32 Remember
those earlier days after you had received the light, when
you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. 33 Sometimes
you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at
other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.34 You
suffered along with those in prison and
joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you
yourselves had better and lasting possessions.35 So
do not throw away your confidence; it
will be richly rewarded.
36 You
need to persevere so
that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has
promised.
I DO hope that liberal Christians will understand that you cannot mess with
God!
