Hebrews 6:1-14
Warning Against Falling Away
Therefore aleaving bthe elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to cmaturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from ddead works and of faith toward God, 2 of ateaching about washings and blaying on of hands, and the cresurrection of the dead and ceternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, aif God permits. 4 For in the case of those once having been aenlightened and having tasted of bthe heavenly gift and having become cpartakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and having atasted the good bword of God and the powers of cthe age to come, 6 and having fallen away, it is aimpossible to renew them again to repentance, bsince they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those afor whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is unfit and aclose to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
The Inheritance of the Promises
9 But we are convinced about you, abeloved, of things that are better and that belong to salvation, though we are speaking in this way. 10 For aGod is not unrighteous so as to forget byour work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having cministered and continuing to minister to the saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the afull assurance of bhope until the end, 12 so that you may not become dull, but aimitators of those who through bfaith and patience cinherit the promises.
13 For awhen God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He bswore by Himself, 14 saying, “aI will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you.”
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