1 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 with instruction about ablutions, 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 to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.
7 For land which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation 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; its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak thus, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation.
10 For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing 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.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
14 saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."
15 And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.
16 Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,
18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain,
20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchiz'edek.
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Hebrew chapter 6 discusses the importance of perseverance in faith and warns of the dangers of apostasy. It is said that those who were enlightened, who experienced the good word of God and the powers of the future era, but then fall, cannot be brought back to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God again. Below are five verses related to this theme, in order of proximity to the themes of the chapter:
Hebrews 3:14: "For we become participants of Christ, as long as we actually keep the confidence we had in the beginning firmly." This verse talks about the importance of maintaining faith and confidence in Christ to the end.
Matthew 24:13: "But he who persevere to the end will be saved." This verse emphasizes the importance of perseverance in faith, even during difficult and dangerous times.
Colossians 1:22-23: "However, now he has reconciled them to the physical body of Christ through death, to present them before Him as holy, inculpable and free people from any accusation, provided they continue to underlie and firm in the faith. without moving away from the hope of the gospel they heard. " This verse highlights the importance of remaining firm in faith and not moving away from the hope of the gospel.
1 John 2:24-25: "Therefore, what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If what have heard from the beginning remain in you, you will also remain in the Son and the Father. And this is the promise that He Made: eternal life. " This verse emphasizes the importance of maintaining the faith and message that has been taught from the beginning to remain in Christ and the Father.
Philippians 3:12-14: "Not that I have already obtained all this or has been perfected, but I proceed to achieve it, for for that I was also reached by Christ Jesus. I brothers, I do not think that myself has already reached him, But one thing I do: forgetting the things that have been behind and advancing to those who are later, I proceed to the target, in order to win the prize of the heavenly so-called God in Christ Jesus. " This verse talks about the need to continue to pursue spiritual maturity and the goal of gaining the prize of the heavenly so -called God in Christ Jesus.
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