“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”
For if we go on sinning deliberately (hekousios, voluntarily) after receiving knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin — Warning 4, the most severe in Hebrews: deliberate, persistent sin following full knowledge of Christ's atonement exhausts divine patience. There remains no sacrifice indicates that Christ's once-for-all offering cannot be repeatedly accessed by those who willfully reject it.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:26
Trees which have been planted, and have had the advantage of all other care, and the hands and the labors of the cultivator, and yet yield no return for the labors, are pulled up by the roots, and handed over to the fire. So somewhat of this kind takes place also in the case of our Illumination. For when Christ has planted us, and we have enjoyed the watering of the Spirit, and then show no fruit; fire, even that of Hell, awaits us, and flame unquenchable. Paul therefore…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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