...are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit again;...

...repentance without the power to resist. Just like pigs returning to the mire. That is not the will of God. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the...latter end is worse with them than the beginning. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again;...

...ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit...

...would have been better for them not to have known Jesus (Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:26-31). Verse 21 declares, "For it had been better for them not to have known...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." Witness this — this is serious stuff! This is why God has us here - in advanced training in His Word...