Hebrews 6
The author warns about the impossibility of restoring those who fall away after experiencing God's gifts. But he is confident of better things for his readers. God's promise is anchored by His oath, two unchangeable things. This hope is an anchor for the soul, firm and secure, entering behind the curtain where Jesus has gone as a forerunner.
HebrewsChapter 6 of 1320 versesBerean Standard Bible
If God speaks to you through Hebrews 6, record what He said in Doxa and come back to it.
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
And this we will do, if God permits.
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 26: How Can I Know? God Cuts a Covenant with Abram (Genesis 15)
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 39: How does Genesis 21 connect to Jesus?
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 41: What did God promise Abraham in Genesis 22:15–18?
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 43: How does Genesis 24:1–9 point to Jesus?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 50: Take hold of the oath God swore
saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants
“I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.”
Read Genesis 22:17›And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 39: How does Genesis 21 connect to Jesus?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 41: Why did God swear by Himself?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 43: What does this oath show about knowing God?
So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 41: What did God promise Abraham in Genesis 22:15–18?
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 43: How does Genesis 24:1–9 point to Jesus?
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 41: What did God promise Abraham in Genesis 22:15–18?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 50: Take hold of the oath God swore
Cities of refuge — we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us
“designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.”
Read Numbers 35:11›We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 43: How does Genesis 24:1–9 point to Jesus?
Jesus became high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek
“The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””
Read Psalms 110:4›Read next
How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Hebrews 6
“Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!”
“If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,”
“If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.”
“And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.””
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
Hebrews 6 on Doxa
- How Can I Know? God Cuts a Covenant with Abram (Genesis 15) · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 26
- Why Abraham Planted a Tree at Beersheba (Genesis 21:22–34) · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 39
- Why Did God Swear an Oath to Abraham? (Genesis 22:15–24) · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 41
- Genesis 24:1–9: A Wife for Isaac and Abraham's Last Recorded Words · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 43
- The Word That Links Esau's Stew to the Cross (Genesis 25:27–34) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 50
- Moses Prayed This Verse to Save Israel: God's Oath in Genesis 22 · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 41
- Hand Under the Thigh: What Abraham's Strange Oath Meant (Genesis 24:1–9) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 43
- Encouraging a Church Member Who Is Still Waiting on a Promise
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