Hebrews 6 - Introduction

Go On Unto Perfection -- Hebrews Six --

In Hebrews six the writer shows that the best way to prevent apostasy is to do better than the Hebrews had done in serving God. Our goal must be to persevere in the faith and to grow in holiness. True happiness comes in serving God faithfully until the end.

The purpose of this chapter is to warn these brethren against the danger of going back to Judaism. God wanted to encourage them to gain as much knowledge as possible of the Christian system and of how to please Him daily.

The writer uses several methods to encourage these brethren to faithfulness. First, he encouraged them to leave the simple doctrines and to go on to maturity. Second, he warned them of the danger of falling away from the grace of God. Third, he showed that those who did not grow and become more Christ-like would eventually be destroyed. Fourth, he showed that he was expecting better of them than their past life had shown. Fifth, he desired that they show diligence until they had received the fulfillment of their hope. Sixth, He showed that God would be faithful to His promises and that it was important for them to be faithful also.

Let us labor to attain a more perfect measure of the knowledge of the glorious gospel of Christ.