Commenting
on the warning passages in Hebrews 6, John MacArthur, a well-known Reformed
author and apologist, provided the following (frankly, pathetic) attempt to answer
the charge it disproves the “P” of TULIP (Perseverance of the Saints):
The enlightenment spoken of here has to do
with intellectual perception of spiritual truth. It means to be mentally aware
of something, to be instructed, informed. It carries no connotation of response—of
acceptance or rejection, belief or disbelief. The tasting or partaking implies
something similar: a mere sampling of truth. IT was not embraced or lived, only
examined. (John MacArthur, Saved Without
a Doubt: How to Be Sure of your Salvation [Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor
Books, 1992], 29)
To see why
MacArthur is simply wrong and that Heb 6 does
teach a true believer can lose their salvation, see:
Early Christians Interpreting φωτιζω ("enlightened") in Hebrews 6:4 as a Reference to Water Baptism
See also:
King David Refutes Reformed Soteriology (King David, one of the two examples of justification used by Paul in Romans 4, alone refutes Flournoy's nonsense)
Does John 10:28-29 teach Eternal Security [cf. Does John 6:39 teach Eternal Security?])
Does John 10:28-29 teach Eternal Security [cf. Does John 6:39 teach Eternal Security?])