New Testament · Letters

Hebrews chapter 6

So let’s move past the about and push toward . We don’t need to keep laying the same foundation over and over — from , and in God,teaching about , the , the of the dead, and the .And this is what we’ll do, if God allows it.Because it’s impossible for people who have once been — who have the heavenly gift, who have shared in ,who have tasted how good is and experienced the ,and then have — it’s impossible to bring them back to again. They are the themselves and publicly humiliating him.Think of it this way: land that soaks up the rain that frequently falls on it and produces a useful crop for those who farm it receives a from God.But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and close to being — and in the end, it gets burned.But even though we’re talking like this, , we’re convinced of better things for you — things that come with .God isn’t unfair. He won’t forget your work and the you’ve shown for his name by serving , and you’re still serving them.We want each one of you to show that same dedication all the way to the end, so your reaches its .We don’t want you to become lazy. Instead, copy those who through and are inheriting what was promised.When God made his promise to , since there was no one greater to guarantee it by, he by himself.He said, “I will absolutely , and I will absolutely .”And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.People guarantee things by someone greater than themselves. An puts an end to all arguments — it’s the final confirmation.So when God wanted to make the nature of his purpose absolutely clear to those who would inherit the promise, he confirmed it with an oath.So through — in which it’s impossible for God to lie — we who have have powerful encouragement to grab hold of the set in front of us.We have this hope as an for our lives — it’s solid and secure, and it reaches into the ,where Jesus has gone ahead of us as a , having become a — in the order of .