Hebrews
6 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
The
Peril of Falling Away
6
Therefore leaving the [a]elementary teaching about the [b]Christ, let us press
on to [c]maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works
and of faith toward God, 2 of instruction about washings and laying on of
hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we
will do, if God permits. 4 For in the case of those who have once been
enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers
of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of
the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them
again to repentance, [d]since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God
and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often
[e]falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is
also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and
thistles, it is worthless and close [f]to being cursed, and [g]it ends up being
burned.
Better
Things for You
9 But,
beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that
[h]accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. 10 For God is not
unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His
name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the [i]saints. 11 And we
desire that each one of you show the same diligence [j]so as to realize the
full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but
imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For
when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater,
He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and I will surely
multiply you.” 15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16
For men swear by [k]one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as
confirmation is an end of every dispute. 17 [l]In the same way God, desiring
even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His
purpose, [m]interposed with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things in
which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have [n]taken refuge would have
strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. 19 [o]This hope we
have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which
enters [p]within the veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us,
having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
The
Bible Panorama
Hebrews
6
V 1–3:
PROGRESS The readers are urged to progress from the foundational truths of the
gospel in order to get to know God better. They are not told to abandon those
truths, but to go on from them, as a boat would leave the harbour. It still
needs that harbour!
V 4–6: PARTAKERS There are those who come to the very edge of faith in Christ and even partake of some of the Holy Spirit’s blessings (partake literally means ‘to go along with’) without ever having turned to Christ. Their hearts have become hardened by tasting God’s Word without taking it in, and by skirmishing around the border instead of entering into the blessing.
V 7–8: PARABLE The parable used here, of
thorns and brambles coming up from the ground, reminds us that our fruit will
show whether we are truly saved or not.
V 9–12:
PERSUADED The writer, however, tells his readers that he is confident that they
are saved and that there are things that accompany their salvation that he has
noticed. This includes labouring in love for other Christians. He urges them to
be diligent to walk with God day by day, through faith and patience, inheriting
God’s promises.
V 13–18:
PURPOSE Just as God confirmed His word and intentions through Abraham, He has
confirmed it through His promise and His oath, fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
V 19–20: PRESENCE The Christian’s sure hope is
anchored, as is his soul, in the presence of Jesus Christ in heaven. Like an
anchor securing a boat, Jesus is there to ensure that those who trust in Him
will be there with Him.
Dictionary
of Bible Themes
6745
sanctification, nature and basis of
The
process of renewal and consecration by which believers are made holy through
the work of the Holy Spirit. Sanctification is the consequence of justification
and is dependent upon a person being in a right relationship with God.
Sanctification
is grounded in the holiness of God
God is
holy Eze 39:7 See also Lev 22:32; Jos 24:19; Ps 30:4; Hos 11:9; Isa 6:3; Rev
6:10
God
demands that his people should reflect his holiness Lev 19:2 See also Lev
11:44-45; Lev 20:7-8; Heb 2:11; 1Pe 1:15-16
Sanctification
is the will of God for his people 1Th 4:3 See also Eph 1:4; Eph 2:10; 2Th 2:13;
1Pe 1:1-2
The
basis for sanctification
God’s
election of his people 1Co 1:2; Eph 1:4-11; 1Th 5:9
The
atoning death of Jesus Christ Heb 13:12 See also Ro 6:11; Ro 7:4; Ro 8:2; 1Co
1:30; 1Co 6:11; Eph 5:25-27; Heb 10:10-14; 1Pe 2:5
The
grace of God Lk 1:69-75; Php 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; Heb 12:10
The work of the Holy Spirit Ro 15:16; 2Th 2:13; 1Pe 1:2
The word
of God Jn 17:17; Eph 5:25-26; 2Ti 3:16
The need
for sanctification
The
universal sinfulness of humanity Isa 64:6 See also Job 15:14-15; Ps 51:5; Ro
5:12-19; Eph 2:3
Enslavement
to evil can only be broken through the death of Jesus Christ Jn 8:34-36 See
also Ro 6:16-18; Ro 8:5-7; Eph 4:17-24
The need
for renewal and growth 2Pe 3:18 See also Ro 12:1-2; Col 1:10; 1Th 4:3-6; Heb
6:1-3
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