The Epistle to the Hebrews
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God, who at various times and in different ways
spoke in time past
to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by
His Son...
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Chapter 6
- Therefore,
leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us
go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from
dead works and of faith toward God, (Heb. 5:12; Heb.
9:14)
- of the doctrine of baptisms, of
laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal
judgement. (Acts
17:31;
Acts 19:3 - 5)
- And this we will do if God permits.
- For it is impossible for those who
were
once enlightened,
and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the
Holy Spirit, (John
4:10; Gal. 3:2; Gal. 3:5)
- and have tasted the good word of
God
and the powers of
the age to come, (I
Pet. 2:3)
- if they fall away, to renew them
again
to repentance, since
they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an
open
shame. (Eph. 4:5; Heb. 10:26; Heb. 10:29)
- For the earth which drinks in the
rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom
it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; (Gen. 1:11; Psalm 65:10)
- but if it bears
thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end
is
to be burned. (Isaiah
5:6)
- But, beloved, we are confident of
better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation,
though we speak in this manner.
- For God is not unjust to forget
your work of labour of love which you have shown toward His name, in
that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Rom. 3:4; 1 Thess. 1:3)
- And we desire that each one of you
show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the
end, (Col 2:2)
- that you do not become
sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience
inherit the promises. (Heb.
10:36)
- For when God made a
promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore
by Himself, (Gen.
22:16&17)
- saying, "Surely blessing I
will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." (Gen. 22:17)
- And so, after he had patiently
endured, he obtained the promise. (Gen. 12:4; Gen. 21:5)
- For men indeed swear by the
greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all
dispute. (Ex.
22:11)
- Thus God, determining to show more
abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel,
confirmed it by an oath, (Heb.
11:9)
- that by two immutable things, in
which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set
before us.
- This hope we have as an anchor of
the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind
the veil, (Lev. 16:2; Lev. 16:15)
- where the forerunner has entered
for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the
order of Melchizedek. (Heb.
3:1; Heb. 4:14; Heb. 5:10&11; Heb. 7:8)
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