Hebrews 6
Therefore alet us leave bthe elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance cfrom dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of ainstruction about washings, bthe laying on of hands, cthe resurrection of the dead, and deternal judgment. 3 And this we will do aif God permits. 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those awho have once been enlightened, who have tasted bthe heavenly gift, and chave shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and ahave tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and athen have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since bthey are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For aland 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 aif it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, band 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 aGod is not unjust so as to overlook byour work and the love that you have shown for his name in cserving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance aof hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but aimitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ahe swore by himself, 14 saying, a“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, ahaving patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes aan oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to athe heirs of the promise bthe unchangeable character of his purpose, che guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which ait is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope bset before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into athe inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone aas a forerunner on our behalf, bhaving become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
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