Impossible for Apostates to Return? The True Meaning of Hebrews 6:4–6
By God’s design, the path between the old and new covenants is one way only.

The Carson Center exists to foster spiritual renewal around the world by providing excellent theological resources for the whole church—for anyone called to teach, and anyone who wants to study the Bible.
By God’s design, the path between the old and new covenants is one way only.
The best iterations of the four senses in no way reject the grammatical-historical sense; they affirm it.
John deploys the symbol 144,000 to signify that God has assembled his church to imitate Christ and his victory.
The two witnesses aren’t two literal individuals. They represent the church’s identity as the voice of God on the earth.
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As a rule of thumb, Revelation should be largely read and interpreted symbolically.
When we labor over what we read, we end up sharpening our spiritual intellects more than if we were told the truth directly.
For over 50 years, Don Carson has faithfully served the church as one of the most prolific theologians of our day. His writings cover a wide range of biblical and theological matters. And his influence has shaped generations of pastors and teachers.
For the first time, explore a wealth of Don Carson’s resources in one free, easy-to-use library, including over 600 sermons, multiple ebooks, hundreds of articles and reviews, and several courses.
Around the world today, biblical illiteracy inhibits spiritual depth—not just in the shrinking church of the West, but even the growing churches of the South and East. But there is no spiritual renewal without returning to Scripture. And while the internet offers unprecedented access to the Bible, many of the most widely used resources for studying God’s Word are unhelpful at best or heretical at worst.
That’s why The Gospel Coalition has started The Carson Center for Theological Renewal, named in honor of TGC co-founder Don Carson. As we see in Scripture and church history, spiritual renewal follows theological renewal, when the ancient gospel of Jesus Christ recaptures our hearts and minds.