It follows that if any of us do not believe in the word of Christ by banking our entire lives on it, then we could easily be interacting with the word in an unprofitable way and be guilty of neglecting so great a salvation.
In order to further consider this danger, let’s ask: What does great mean with regards to Christ’s salvation in the book of Hebrews?—perfect/complete (nothing lacking), final (no other installments needed), eternal (never ends or expires).
So then, in what ways could we neglect it?
Self-pity—”Apparently, I’m never going to be good enough and I thought I could have a better view of my progress by this point. I don’t know why I can’t get the growth that other people seem to have. I guess I’m just stuck.”
Blameshifting—“How am I supposed to live out my salvation with these crushing circumstances? I’m doing as good as could be expected, but if I could just get some circumstantial relief, I know my walk before the Lord would greatly improve.”
Despair—“What’s the point of trying to put forth effort in light of continual failure? I’m wondering if the Lord is truly willing anymore to grant me what I need for the Christian life.”
It’s probably fairly easy to determine that there is literally no hope in any of those ways we can neglect so great a salvation. And hopelessness is not acceptable for a Christian in light of what Christ has accomplished!
How to neglect Christ’s “so great salvation”
