April 8: Re-Crucify Christ?

I like to challenge our group with problems or ideas that I'm currently dealing with. I gave a message to the Fuel Youth in Springboro last week. It was about sin that we continually deal with.

Do you ever feel like you have a sin that is harder to stay away from? The example I gave to the youth was me driving. I am a very aggressive driver. If you're "parked" in the fast lane going 15 mph under the speed limit, I'm going to get ticked off and ride your bumper until you move over. After I road rage a bit, I calm down and feel bad about my behavior. At this point I usually, and very casually, ask God to forgive me.

OK, so I'm not out killing people. But, I know I shouldn't act like this. Besides, that's just an example in my life that I'm not too shameful to admit.

After casually asking for forgiveness the other day, a song shuffles onto my iPod. It’s an old punk rock song that starts with this lyric:
"No more speeches, no more words, no more talking, no more noise. I've heard your speech, you didn't tell me anything, I hadn't heard before. You gotta give me something more, something more."

That's when I realized I just continually ask for forgiveness without even trying to change my behavior!

Later, I read Hebrews 6:4-6:
"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace."

Now, we'll talk about the possibility of losing salvation at a later time. But the second half of that passage, starting with verse 6 is where I want to focus. That hit me like a brick! I keep re-crucifying Christ! I keep subjecting Him to public disgrace!