Hebrews 6:1-3
AN EXHORTATION TO PROGRESS AND STEADFASTNESS IN THE FAITH. Christians should make progress in knowledge:... [ Continue Reading ]
AN EXHORTATION TO PROGRESS AND STEADFASTNESS IN THE FAITH. Christians should make progress in knowledge:... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE, LEAVING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, LET US GO ON UNTO PERFECTION, NOT LAYING AGAIN THE FOUNDATION OF REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS AND OF FAITH TOWARD GOD,... [ Continue Reading ]
OF THE DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMS AND OF LAYING ON OF HANDS, AND OF RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD AND OF ETERNAL JUDGMENT.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THIS WILL WE DO IF GOD PERMIT. The inspired writer continues the digression which began chap. 5:11, in which he administers a sharp rebuke on account of spiritual sluggishness, warns against apostasy from the faith, and exhorts his readers to strive with great earnestness for the further growth... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO WERE ONCE ENLIGHTENED, AND HAVE TASTED OF THE HEAVENLY GIFT, AND WERE MADE PARTAKERS OF THE HOLY GHOST,... [ Continue Reading ]
A warning against denial of the faith:... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HAVE TASTED THE GOOD WORD OF GOD, AND THE POWERS OF THE WORLD TO COME,... [ Continue Reading ]
IF THEY SHALL FALL AWAY, TO RENEW THEM AGAIN UNTO REPENTANCE; SEEING THEY CRUCIFY TO THEMSELVES THE SON OF GOD AFRESH, AND PUT HIM TO AN OPEN SHAME.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE EARTH, WHICH DRINKETH IN THE RAIN THAT COMETH OFT UPON IT, AND BRINGETH FORTH HERBS MEET FOR THEM BY WHOM IT IS DRESSED, RECEIVETH BLESSING FROM GOD;... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THAT WHICH BEARETH THORNS AND BRIERS IS REJECTED, AND IS NIGH UNTO CURSING; WHOSE END IS TO BE BURNED. Here we have the reason why progress and growth cannot be thought of in the case of certain people: For it is impossible that people that have once been enlightened, having tasted as well the h... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT, BELOVED, WE ARE PERSUADED BETTER THINGS OF YOU, AND THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION, THOUGH WE THUS SPEAK.... [ Continue Reading ]
Progress in sanctification:... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS TO FORGET YOUR WORK AND LABOR OF LOVE, WHICH YE HAVE SHOWED TOWARD HIS NAME, IN THAT YE HAVE MINISTERED TO THE SAINTS, AND DO MINISTER... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WE DESIRE THAT EVERY ONE OF YOU DO SHOW THE SAME DILIGENCE TO THE FULL ASSURANCE OF HOPE UNTO THE END;... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT YE BE NOT SLOTHFUL, BUT FOLLOWERS OF THEM WHO THROUGH FAITH AND PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES. Here the inspired author expressly states that he does not mean to imply that any of his readers are in the condition of self-hardening. He merely wishes to make his warning against denial of the fai... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WHEN GOD MADE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM, BECAUSE HE COULD SWEAR BY NO GREATER, HE SWORE BY HIMSELF,... [ Continue Reading ]
The certainty of God's promises:... [ Continue Reading ]
SAYING, SURELY BLESSING I WILL BLESS THEE, AND MULTIPLYING I WILL MULTIPLY THEE.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SO, AFTER HE HAD PATIENTLY ENDURED, HE OBTAINED THE PROMISE.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR MEN VERILY SWEAR BY THE GREATER; AND AN OATH FOR CONFIRMATION IS TO THEM AN END OF ALL STRIFE... [ Continue Reading ]
WHERE IN GOD, WILLING MORE ABUNDANTLY TO SHOW UNTO THE HEIRS OF PROMISE THE IMMUTABILITY OF HIS COUNSEL, CONFIRMED IT BY AN OATH,... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT BY TWO IMMUTABLE THINGS, IN WHICH IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE, WE MIGHT HAVE A STRONG CONSOLATION, WHO HAVE FLED FOR REFUGE TO LAY HOLD UPON THE HOPE SET BEFORE US;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH HOPE WE HAVE AS AN ANCHOR OF THE SOUL, BOTH SURE AND STEADFAST, AND WHICH ENTERETH INTO THAT WITHIN THE VEIL;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHITHER THE FORERUNNER IS FOR US ENTERED, EVEN JESUS, MADE AN HIGH PRIEST FOREVER AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK. In reminding his readers of the sureness of God's promises, the inspired author never loses sight of the fact that he wants to stimulate interest and further encouragement, in order that... [ Continue Reading ]