2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Hebrews 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

What do you do with scriptures that on the face of the text in comparison, leads you to wonder if perhaps there is room for doubt as to meaning? Do you wrestle with the context? Do you wrestle with your understanding? Do you wrestle with your faith?

I dare say there will be times when others, if not yourselves, pose difficult scenarios in which easy answers are not always apparent. How do we deal with these questions?

My advice, and this is me speaking, is to break down the issues into their base details in order to see if you are comparing apples to apples or apples to oranges. That is the first issue to address.

2 Thess. 3:3 basics, the Lord’s faithfulness, your establishment, your protection.

Heb. 6:4-6 basics, communion, power and apostasy.

If you can see that I have been fair in my assessment of the basic principles of these verses, then you can honestly say you are comparing apples and oranges and at this point erase the line drawn between the two as a thing to be compared.

If the person offering up the scenario cannot erase that line drawn connecting the two, then you have bigger problem that must be dealt with first.

Job 6:25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Proverbs 26:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.