What does this passage mean?

[edwalsh18]

I am new here so I hope I am posting this in the right place.

I was reading this verse and i am not sure what it is trying to say exactly. When i first read it i thought one thing but after looking it over i realized it might not be saying what i thought it was. I mainly need help with what i have in red

HEBREWS 10:26-27

<sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-30156">26</sup> For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-30157">27</sup> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.


Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance and God bless

 

[sojourn4Christ]

Hebrews 10:26-27

It (Hebrews 10:26-27) is one of many scriptural passages which refute the "Eternal Security" doctrine.

 

[Chad]

I agree with sojourn as long as it was meant in the sense of "walk with Christ, saved by Christ" perspective.

Hebrews 10:26-27
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.


Cross Reference Verses

Numbers 15:30
'But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.

2 Peter 2:20
If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning

Geneva Study Notes

v. 26
Without any cause or occasion, or show of occasion.

v. 27
For it is another matter to sin through the frailty of mans nature, and another thing to proclaim war on God as on an enemy.

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

v. 26
For when we - Any of us Christians. Sin wilfully - By total apostasy from God, termed "drawing back," Hebrews 10:38 .After having received the experimental knowledge of the gospel truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins - None but that which we obstinately reject.

 

[Boanerges]

It (Hebrews 10:26-27) is one of many scriptural passages which refute the "Eternal Security" doctrine.

That is a matter of differing opinion, this is only mine:
A broader view of the text reveals a little more:

Heb 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

These are people that tasted of God's goodness and rejected Him. But does tasting and rejecting Him mean they ever really loved or knew Him? The flesh loves to feel good about itself and will sometimes readily embrace religion in order to justify itself. This pattern is demonstrated throughout the New Testament. and Jesus always judges by the heart and not the exterior.
These folks did not love the Bride of Christ. That love for His church is one of the key identifying traits of those who really belong to Him (1Jn 3:14,Joh13:35)
Many believe the Word of God when it says that they can know they are saved (1Jn 5:13).

1Jn 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
This scripture plainly declares that those who walk away were never really of us. This is also clearly covered in the parable of the seed as given by Jesus.


Heb 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Heb 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
That they tasted of what God was offering is plain.

The parallels of Hebrews chapter 6 and Mark chapter 4 can be plainly seen :
Mar 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mar 4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mar 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Mar 4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mar 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mar 4:8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
Mar 4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mar 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mar 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mar 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Mar 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
Mar 4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
Mar 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Mar 4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

Jesus declares that some seed falls by the way side (Mark 4:4). It is not received and is quickly stolen by the enemy of their souls.

He declares that some fell on stony ground (Mark 4:5). This soil (those hearts gladly received it for their own benefit but were never committed to Christ. At the first sign of a bump in the road these walked away. They were never really His.

He then declares that some seed fell on fertile but weed fill soil (Mark 4:7) yet these heart consider Him for nothing more than they could gt out of it. Deep down they had no real love for Him as they truly love the world and lived for their own fleshly gain.
The good soil of Mark 4:8 was truly the only soil that was easily tilled and broken. It was ready to receive the seed and gave it all the nutrients it needed to grow. This is the heart that truly loved Him for His own sake. It was not consumed with the lusts of this world but gave Him Lordship. Such soil will always bear much fruit. This is the only one of these four that really belonged to Him.

These same parallel can be seen int eh parable of the wheat and the tares (Matthew chapter 13). The tares grew up amongst the wheat. They resembled wheat but were not. It was during the time of harvest (when the fruit was manifest) that the difference became plain. The wheat hung low under the weight of it's fruit (humility) but the tares stood tall (prideful).
This prideful, self sufficient spirit is not the heart of Christ and is demonstrated again here:

Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Lord, Lord, didn't we? We did this and we did that. Such a heart does not give God glory nor does it follow the Holy Spirit. It simply does it's own relgious thing apart from God's leading and empowering.

So based on these things, those that went out from us {(the church His bride) 1John 2:19} were not of us nor did they know Him.
Such have tasted, weighed out and rejected the gift of God for the love of this world. In rejecting Christ they have sealed their faith for there is no other offering.
As I said earlier, this is just my opinion and there are a multitude of views on this subject. I cetainly respect the rights of others to their own view.
Many blessings in Jesus wonderful Name,
your brother Larry.

 

[shipwrecksoul]

The scary ole verse

I remember when I first read Heb 10:26-27
It was about my two weeks after I was born again (a Christian now).
When I read it I then became very scared of all my actions questioning myself, "Did I lose my salvation Now", or "Did I lose my salvation there?"
or things like "Hey I lost my salvation this verse proves it I sinned willfully."
"Now I must give up and not learn to walk with God because God don't love me no more." Jesus could no longer be my Savior.
:cry-animated:
I thought I had let God down and no longer could be apart of him.
There was now an issue that I placed a wall up between him and me.
I was devastated.
Because I thought my will to say no in the learning process with God was greater than Gods love for me.(by the way I was not thinking at all about the hell consequence that could come up in this train of thought)
Imagine living this way for two years? Because no one could explain it other than DOOM for the individual?

But then God almighty help me learn the verse the right way!
To start this for people who may be using academics in reading this, "Are You Hebrew?" If you are I'll gladly let you speak to the Hebrew people.
But for everyone else.
let me share with you what this scary ole verse means.
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What is Hebrews 6:4-6: Saying?
4. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5. And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6. If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh...

(Did it say renew them again unto salvation? no.) Let me give it a go on what was meant in that ole scary verse.

Two friends were told by God that everything in the 7 eleven store is free because he paid for it. The two friends go into the store and just get two sodas, freely. On the way out one friend thinks to himself this is not right I should have to pay for this free soda, while the other friend goes outside resting on Gods promise of the free soda. The other friend inside the store pulls out his money, works will, and wants to pay for his soda, he is not resting on the promises of God. Does he negate what God has said? Yes. Does he now live by his works of righteousness? Yes. Is he tossing the standard of repentance out the window with his wanting to pay for the free gift? Yes.Will he know"if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive our sins." No. He is now trapped inside the store looking out occasionally seeing the promises of God from afar. We are on the outside resting in the hope of our Savior who died for us. Death is no longer in charge of us because Jesus holds the Keys.
Think this through asking God for wisdom and this verse will no longer be scary but a loving reminder of the grace you posses through Jesus Christ..................................................

 

[rojoloco]

It (Hebrews 10:26-27) is one of many scriptural passages which refute the "Eternal Security" doctrine.

Only if one does not understand what is being said. It is not speaking of believers. It is speaking of apostates. It is speaking of those who know of God but to not know God. It is speaking of those who have enough knowledge of God to know right from wrong but still sin willingly in a state of habitual sin with no remorse. Romans 1 speaks of these types of people as well when it states that it is worse for them because of the knowledge they have yet refuse to submit to.

 

[stephen]

26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

When a person rejects Christ Jesus the only Saviour of men, as being the only sacrifice for sin.......there remains no other sacrifice for sin....there is no other.

The punishement for that rejection will apply. Such are wilful apostates.....thery are not ordinary backsliders....

If a backslider retains his faith in Jesus, and His atonement he can be renewed to repentance, but if Jesus and His gospel are totally rejected, such folk become without God and without hope in this world and the next

 

[Word of Life]

When a person rejects Christ Jesus the only Saviour of men, as being the only sacrifice for sin.......there remains no other sacrifice for sin....there is no other.

The punishement for that rejection will apply. Such are wilful apostates.....thery are not ordinary backsliders....

If a backslider retains his faith in Jesus, and His atonement he can be renewed to repentance, but if Jesus and His gospel are totally rejected, such folk become without God and without hope in this world and the next

Thanks Stephen. It's very important that we accept Jesus as our atonement for our sins. We cannot go through any other gate, Jesus is the only way to the Father.

Joh 17:3-8
(3) This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
(4) On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do.
(5) Now, Father, give me glory in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world existed.
(6) "I made your name known to the people you gave me. They are from this world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They did what you told them.
(7) Now they know that everything you gave me comes from you,
(8) because I gave them the message that you gave me. They have accepted this message, and they know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

Col 1:3
(3) We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our prayers for you.

God bless

 

[rojoloco]

If a backslider retains his faith in Jesus, and His atonement he can be renewed to repentance

I'd like to take it a step further by saying a backslider WILL be brought back if he has true faith. One who is saved is given eternal life. It says this person is rebirthed in Christ into eternal life. There is nothing eternal about it if it can be lost. Scripture also clearly explains it in the parable of the shepherd and his sheep. If one went astray, the shepherd would leave his sheep in search of the one. When he found it, he would take his staff and break the sheep's leg to ensure it couldn't walk. He would then throw it over his shoulders and bring it back into the fold. He took care of the sheep and mended its wound. By the time the sheep was healed, he knew who to trust and where safety could be found. He had no desire to leave the side of his shepherd because there was a trust factor and a relationship that was formed. The same thing happens when a true believer falls away. He WILL be brought back into the fold. He just might have to be broken first. If he does not come back into the fold, it is as elsewhere in Scripture points out when it says they departed from them to show how they were not of them. The shepherd has no reason to go out to these people because they never belonged in the first place. They were merely false converts despite how convincing they may have been.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

HEBREWS 10:26-27

<sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-30156">26</sup> For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, <sup class="versenum" id="en-NKJV-30157">27</sup> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.."

The key word here is willfully (v26). It refers to habitual sin - a sinful lifestyle, not the occasional messups we all experience.

"No one who is born of God will continue to sin because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning (habitually) because he has been born of God." (1 Jn 3:9 NIV)

SLE

 

[shipwrecksoul]

Who Are His Children?

Hey I liked all the replies here and they all make you stop and think.
I was not able to see any one where it relates to the relationship of the Father to His sons, through Christ Jesus. Let me explain. A true son, again through Christ, has no fear in love, Gods seed is in him. Legitimate.

An illegitimate person who knows of God seeing it through others and God revealing it to him who never acquired sonship.

The true son sins and the Father disciplines, at least I think thats the norm right?
The true son sins and Dying to self results through the fathers discipline, the son is fearful out of the fathers love to discipline him. This involves emotional spiritual psychological and mental acknowledgment of a son through the power of the Spirit, also through discernment and discretion, in the earthly sense the human Father.

So if the human Father never reached out emotionally spiritually, psychological, usually because he dont know how,
towards his own son the sons response to the command of the father would be that of fear. Fear of YOU can lose your salvation, remember were talking about a true son, named Jesus! I thought I'd sneak that in.
A lot of individuals never received emotionally spiritually, psychological encouragement from their father thus the ineptness of understanding this scary verse would be one sided as that one can lose their salvation. But Jesus Gods Son in you cannot be lost, can he? If you are sealed and the seal cannot be broken can you with Christ in you be lost?
The person who tasted of the powers that be can he be lost if he does not have Christ in him? Can he be lost if he is not a son? We know the answer.

I hope this makes sense in regards to a real relationship with Christ in asking God to reveal this verse to you.

 

[RJ]

ED, you said:
I mainly need help with what i have in red

HEBREWS 10:26-27

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

I will try and stick with your original question about what is in red:

But you need to back up and read the first 9 Chapters of Hebrews, here are some of those verse:

HEB 5:6
And he says in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”<SUP>c</SUP>

HEB 7:23-28
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely<SUP>c</SUP> those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

HEB 9:11-14
The Blood of Christ
11When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here,<SUP>b</SUP> he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,<SUP>c</SUP> so that we may serve the living God!

The Priests of the Old Covenant, had to perform daily rituals that essentially made preparation for the annual "Day of Atonement", this is where everyone would have their sins and, this is very important to understand, have their sins covered but not taken away. But, what remained? What remained was another year of preparation culminating in the "Day of Atonement", repeated again and again for centuries.
The were no chairs in the Temple, signifing that the Priest job was never finished!

Then along came "Our King", Jesus and the answer to your verse:
It was Jesus that gave us the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Jesus death and resurrection sealed the New Covenant and the forgives of our sins for ever. He is our final Priest because He can never die and, because he lives for all eternity, there are no Priests after him. The Priests of old covered our sins but, Jesus, took then away!
And, His work being complete (no more sacrifices) , He sat down at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

 

[garza33]

When you say 'After having received the experimental knowledge...' do you not mean to say 'After having received the experiential knowledge...'? That is, knowledge gained through experience.

 

[stephen]

Then along came "Our King", Jesus and the answer to your verse:
It was Jesus that gave us the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Brother Joe....In the O.P the words.....there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, sum up the inspired revelation in reply to 'wilful sin'

There is no Salvation for folks who wilfully reject Jesus .......We..... all of us, we are saved.......as long as we stay saved.......Wilful rejection of Jesus = a lost eternity

Jesus is our great High Priest as you point out, taking upon Himself the biblical pattern of Melchizedek....."without father or mother.....having neither beginning of days or end of life....thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek"

 

[ChildrenOfLight]

im in trouble!

some of my habitual sins repeat themselves...

how do i succeed at repentance?!

 

[RJ]

Then along came "Our King", Jesus and the answer to your verse:
It was Jesus that gave us the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Brother Joe....In the O.P the words.....there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, sum up the inspired revelation in reply to 'wilful sin'

There is no Salvation for folks who wilfully reject Jesus .......We..... all of us, we are saved.......as long as we stay saved.......Wilful rejection of Jesus = a lost eternity

Jesus is our great High Priest as you point out, taking upon Himself the biblical pattern of Melchizedek....."without father or mother.....having neither beginning of days or end of life....thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek"

Stephen, you said: " we are saved.....as long as we stay saved".

With all do respect, that concerns me and I have to disagree.
Of course the "willfully" are unsaved....they never have been!

How do you go from saved to unsaved. Paul ( talking about Apostacy) talks about this in Hebrews 6:4. He is NOT talking about the saved, He is talking about the unsaved. He is , in fact, saying that it is impossible for the saved to fall away completely and commit Apostacy. Paul further says if this being saved and then un-saved were possible, it would be like asking Jesus to die again and that is not possible and an insult to God.
If you (a person, anyone) feel that you have been saved, "born'again" like the Bible says and then fall away and become unsaved, I am afraid you were not saved in the first place.

God says , once He comes in He will never leave. If he never leaves, how do you get unsaved?

If you are saved,you had two births, one of water and one of Spirit. The first one of your mother's womb, the second by the spirit...... by either one can you be "un-born"?...No!

 

[ChildrenOfLight]

Stephen, you said: " we are saved.....as long as we stay saved".

With all do respect, that concerns me and I have to disagree.
Of course the "willfully" are unsaved....they never have been!

How do you go from saved to unsaved. Paul ( talking about Apostacy) talks about this in Hebrews 6:4. He is NOT talking about the saved, He is talking about the unsaved. He is , in fact, saying that it is impossible for the saved to fall away completely and commit Apostacy. Paul further says if this being saved and then un-saved were possible, it would be like asking Jesus to die again and that is not possible and an insult to God.
If you (a person, anyone) feel that you have been saved, "born'again" like the Bible says and then fall away and become unsaved, I am afraid you were not saved in the first place.

God says , once He comes in He will never leave. I he never leaves, how do you get unsaved?

If you are saved,you had two births, one of water and one of Spirit. The first one of your mother's womb, the second by the spirit...... by either one can you be "un-born".

the whole 'saved' debate is garbage imo to be honest.

we must have hope of salvation unto the very end.

there is no 'oh i believe in jesus im saved, lalala, let me go sin a bunches'

no.

there is no saved until your body dies and you are saved.

therefore let us praise God for His glory with all hope and prayer and fasting, because we can't secure our fates by believing it is secure, God secures our fates when He allows it to arrive to His chosen few.

i don't believe in saying 'oh, im saved' that's like ultimate bragging rights, and nobody should even say sucha thing, it's like making yourself higher than everyone else.

to say 'oh, i believe in Lord Jesus, and inevitably hope for salvation unto the end of my days' would be just wonderful!

once again, there is no saved until the act is committed by God on our last day here on earth #1. to be saved is when we go to Heaven rather than hell, NOT when our flesh/spirit admits the truth through God's wisdom.

also, where in the Bible does it say we are already saved when we believe? it only says 'you will be saved' ... the will means at the end of days on earth 1 i think.

oh well, i apologize for my vain babbling, i'm probably wrong, so take peace, and no worries. :embarasse

 

[shipwrecksoul]

With all do respect, that concerns me and I have to disagree.
Of course the "willfully" are unsaved....they never have been!

How do you go from saved to unsaved. Paul ( talking about Apostacy) talks about this in Hebrews 6:4. He is NOT talking about the saved, He is talking about the unsaved. He is , in fact, saying that it is impossible for the saved to fall away completely and commit Apostacy. Paul further says if this being saved and then un-saved were possible, it would be like asking Jesus to die again and that is not possible and an insult to God.
If you (a person, anyone) feel that you have been saved, "born'again" like the Bible says and then fall away and become unsaved, I am afraid you were not saved in the first place.

God says , once He comes in He will never leave. If he never leaves, how do you get unsaved?

If you are saved,you had two births, one of water and one of Spirit. The first one of your mother's womb, the second by the spirit...... by either one can you be "un-born".[/QUOTE]

Go get them Joe!

 

[RJ]

the whole 'saved' debate is garbage imo to be honest.

we must have hope of salvation unto the very end.

there is no 'oh i believe in jesus im saved, lalala, let me go sin a bunches'

no.

there is no saved until your body dies and you are saved.

therefore let us praise God for His glory with all hope and prayer and fasting, because we can't secure our fates by believing it is secure, God secures our fates when He allows it to arrive to His chosen few.

i don't believe in saying 'oh, im saved' that's like ultimate bragging rights, and nobody should even say sucha thing, it's like making yourself higher than everyone else.

to say 'oh, i believe in Lord Jesus, and inevitably hope for salvation unto the end of my days' would be just wonderful!

once again, there is no saved until the act is committed by God on our last day here on earth #1. to be saved is when we go to Heaven rather than hell, NOT when our flesh/spirit admits the truth through God's wisdom.

also, where in the Bible does it say we are already saved when we believe? it only says 'you will be saved' ... the will means at the end of days on earth 1 i think.

oh well, i apologize for my vain babbling, i'm probably wrong, so take peace, and no worries. :embarasse

Ephisians 2:4-8
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

ChildernOflight, you are saved by your belief in grace and it is a gift and if it is a gift it is free. There is nothing to do, no works, including your death.

Here is what lies ahead after death and what we should have hope in, not salvation, that is already here, nothing can take that away, not even Satan:

Romans 5: 1-5
1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, wea have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And web rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but wec also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Colossians 1:5-6
5the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel 6that has come to you.

Colossians 1:27
27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

My friend what you make of life is mainly up to you and how you allow Christ to work through you. Your hope can not be found from this world, your hope is in Jesus Christ and your future perfection (glory) in heaven.
You must be "born-again" after which, look up whence your hope comes from!

 

[shipwrecksoul]

I must further add

Your conscious must agree to the fact that in order to be saved it has offended Holy God, your conscious must want the solution, the Savior which is Christ the Lord!
If you ignore your need your ignoring Gods plan for you through Jesus Christ!

If you say yes to your need the solution is to repent from those deeds towards God and call on the Lord JESUS to save you!

PS. Anyone who says different never met the Lord Jesus Christ!