Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins

‘If we sin wilfully …’ Seven things we can do: Sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth (10:26). Renounce Christ as the only sacrifice after we have received Him. Despise the gospel after we have received its knowledge (10:26, 28). Tread under feet the Son of God after knowing Him (10:29). Count Christ’s blood that once sanctified us, an unholy thing. Do despite or blaspheme the Holy Spirit of grace that we have received. Become an adversary after knowing the truth.

‘After that we have received the knowledge of the truth.’ Receiving the knowledge of the truth is the same as tasting “the good Word of God” (6:5). If one receives the truth (knows what is) and despite it, still sins, they fall away from the grace – the sacrifice that was made for them. Those who claim that you cannot out sin God’s grace have corrupted the truth and are under demonic inspiration to mislead others (Romans 6, 1John 3).

‘There remains no more sacrifice for sins.’ The first New Testament prophecy is in Hebrews (10:26-31). There remains no other when one rejects Christ as the only sacrifice for sin. He will have to suffer the punishments of that rejection. Such are willful apostates, not ordinary backsliders. As long as a backslider retains his faith in Christ and His atonement he can be renewed to repentance, but if he totally rejects Christ and His gospel, he becomes hopeless.