1: They were once enlightened: To be enlightened is to be
________________. (Matt. 7:22)
2: They tasted the heavenly gift: This heavenly gift is the
___________ ___________ (Acts 2:38)
“The expression ‘taste’ is a metaphor meaning nothing more than testing or trying something out.” John Owen
3: They shared in the Holy Spirit: Sharing (μετόχους) vs. partaking (κοινωνός) - (1 Peter 5:1)
4: They tasted the good word of God: They experienced the
______________ of the ____________.
5: They tasted the powers of the age to come: miraculous signs and wonders. (Heb. 2:3.4)
Blasphemy: a final, public rejection of Christ & the Holy Spirit.
But the Apostle speaks not here of theft, or perjury, or murder, or drunkenness, or adultery; but he refers to a total defection or falling away from the Gospel, when a sinner offends not God in some one thing, but entirely renounces his grace.
John Calvin
III: The Clarification (vv. 7-12)
The clarifying illustration (vv. 7,8) – 2 kinds of land
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Rev. Ryce and Janine, his wife of 20 years, were born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and previously served in ministry at Tucson Reformed Church (2010-14) and Springs Reformed Church (2014-22), the Christian & Missionary Alliance (2007-09), and the Evangelical Presbyterian...
