Nov 12, 2023
Hebrews 6:1-12
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go
on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from
dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of instruction
about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do if God
permits. 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those
who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift,
and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted
the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to
repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to
their own harm and holding Him up to contempt. 7 For
land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a
crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a
blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and
thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is
to be burned.
9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case,
beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to
salvation.10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook
your work and the love that you have shown for His name in serving
the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one
of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of
hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish,
but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the
promises.
Key Words: Maturity, Leave, Elementary, Fall
Away, Permit, Taste, Assurance, Hope, Promise, Inherit
Keystone Verse: Therefore let us leave the
elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying
again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith
toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of
hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (Hebrews
6:1-2)