Living the Christian life is the most rewarding life, if it is lived the way God wants it to be lived. Although God has saved His children from eternal punishment, this does not mean that the Christian life is full of rainbows and fluffy pink clouds of comfort and happiness. God never said that living the Christian life was easy, he only told his children to trust him with anything and everything. How often do Christians take their salvation for granted and choose to live for themselves? Then justify their actions by saying: “Anyway, I'm going to heaven, I can live as I want”? As a Christian chooses to live his life this way, we hear Paul exclaim, “God forbid! as he does throughout the New Testament. We may not think of the book of Hebrews when we discuss the subject of a backslidden or lukewarm Christian, but it addresses this issue. Although this book was originally written for Jewish converts, Gentile believers can also apply its teachings to their lives, while “rightly sharing the word of truth” (1 Tim. 2:15). The book of Hebrews is known for its "Hall of Faith": it highlights men and women of faith throughout the Old Testament and believers past and present view these men and women as examples for living their own Christian life. Of course, every coin has two sides: if there is faith, there must be infidelity. The author writes several warnings that every born again believer should keep in mind daily during their life. First, the believer is warned against neglecting (Bowler) and disregarding God's salvation (2:1-4) (Philips). Most of the time, Christians do not openly say that they will disobey God and live for themselves; it is often a gradual process. If a par...... middle of paper ......D. *BI 317 Notes in Hebrews. Ajax, ON: FaithWay Baptist College of Canada, March 13, 2014. Course notes. Newell, William Reed. Hebrews: verse by verse. Chicago: Moody, 1947. Print. Phillips, John. Exploring Hebrews: An Explanatory Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2002. Print. Phillips, John. Exploring the New Testament book by book: an explanatory investigation. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2009. Print. Waite, DA and SH Tow. The King James Bible defined: containing the Old and New Testaments translated from the original languages ​​and with the ancient translations carefully compared and revised by His Majesty's special command. Collingswood, NJ: Bible For Today, 1998. Print. Williams, Michael James. How to Read the Bible Through the Lens of Jesus: A Guide to Christ-Centered Scripture Reading. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011. Print.