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Hebrews Chapter 6 Visited
Introduction: The book of Hebrews was written
to Hebrews. The Jews were rich in Traditions and
ceremony outward Show. They Had some of the same problems
that people have of trusting God for the
finished Work of Christ on the Cross. God’s promise are true.
Adam , Eve, Seth, Able, Noah, and Moses
were all save by the promise of Grace.
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NIV. No one for sure knows who authored this book.
This book is rich in Doctrine The Jews understood a system
of beliefs.
There are Some then as now there are now that have
trouble relating the Old Testament to the New Testament.
I have see preachers have that problem. God’s Grace was, is,
will be the same for ever.
God never changed. God never changes. The Hebrews rejected God’s
son.
Gentiles in the Old Testament were saved by Grace looking toward
forward to the cross.
The Jews also looked toward the cross.
Heb 13:8 NIV
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Rev 22:13
Rev 1:18 NIV
18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and
ever!
And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
In John chapter 4 the woman at the well knew of the coming
Messiah.
Hebrews is part of God’s Holy Word. What is said and to whom is of
great important.
Expert Introduction to Hebrews
Author
The writer of this letter does not identify himself, but he was
obviously well known to the original recipients. Though for some 1,200
years (from c. A.D. 400 to 1600) the book was commonly called "The Epistle
of Paul to the Hebrews," there was no agreement in the earliest centuries
regarding its authorship. Since the Reformation it has been widely recognized
that Paul could not have been the writer. There is no disharmony between
the teaching of Hebrews and that of Paul's letters, but the specific emphases
and writing styles are markedly different. Contrary to Paul's usual practice,
the author of Hebrews nowhere identifies himself in the letter--except
to indicate that he was a man (see note on 11:32). Moreover, the statement
"This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to
us by those who heard him" (2:3), indicates that the author had neither
been with Jesus during his earthly ministry nor received special revelation
directly from the risen Lord, as had Paul (Gal 1:11-12).
The earliest suggestion of authorship is found in Tertullian's De
Pudicitia, 20 (c. 200), in which he quotes from "an epistle to the Hebrews
under the name of Barnabas." From the letter itself it is clear that the
writer must have had authority in the apostolic church and was an intellectual
Hebrew Christian well versed in the OT. Barnabas meets these requirements.
He was a Jew of the priestly tribe of Levi (Ac 4:36) who became a close
friend of Paul after the latter's conversion. Under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit, the church at Antioch commissioned Barnabas and Paul for the
work of evangelism and sent them off on the first missionary journey (Ac
13:1-4).
The other leading candidate for authorship is Apollos, whose name
was first suggested by Martin Luther and who is favored by many scholars
today. Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, was also a Jewish Christian with
notable intellectual and oratorical abilities. Luke tells us that "he was
a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures" (Ac 18:24).
We also know that Apollos was associated with Paul in the early years of
the church in Corinth (1Co 1:12; 3:4-6,22).
Date
Hebrews must have been written before the destruction of Jerusalem
and the temple in A.D. 70 because:
(1) had it been written after this date, the author surely would
have mentioned the temple's destruction and the end of the Jewish sacrificial
system; and
(2) the author consistently uses the Greek present tense when speaking
of the temple and the priestly activities connected with it (see 5:1-3;
7:23,27; 8:3-5; 9:6-9,13,25; 10:1,3-4,8,11; 13:10-11).
Recipients
The letter was addressed primarily to Jewish converts who were familiar
with the OT and who were being tempted to revert to Judaism or to Judaize
the gospel (cf. Gal 2:14). Some have suggested that these professing Jewish
Christians were thinking of merging with a Jewish sect, such as the one
at Qumran near the Dead Sea. It has also been suggested that the recipients
were from the "large number of priests who became obedient to the faith"
(Ac 6:7).
Theme
The theme of Hebrews is the absolute supremacy and sufficiency of
Jesus Christ as revealer and as mediator of God's grace. The prologue (1:1-4)
presents Christ as God's full and final revelation, far surpassing the
limited preliminary revelation given in the OT. The prophecies and promises
of the OT are fulfilled in the "new covenant" or "new testament"), of which
Christ is the mediator. From the OT itself, Christ is shown to be superior
to the ancient prophets, to angels, to Moses (the mediator of the former
covenant) and to Aaron and the priestly succession descended from him.
Hebrews could be called "the book of better things" since the two Greek
words for "better" and "superior" occur 15 times in the letter.
Practical applications of this theme are given throughout the book.
The readers are told that there can be no turning back to or continuation
in the old Jewish system, which has been superseded by the unique priesthood
of Christ. God's people now must look only to him, whose atoning death,
resurrection and ascension have opened the way into the true, heavenly
sanctuary of God's presence. Resisting temptations to give up the struggle,
believers must persevere in the spiritual contest to which they have committed
themselves. Otherwise they may meet with judgment as did the rebellious
generation of Israelites in the desert.
Outline
I.Prologue: The Superiority of God's New Revelation (1:1-4)
II.The Superiority of Christ to Leaders of the Old Covenant (1:5-7:28)
A.Christ Is Superior to the Angels (1:5-2:18)
1.Scriptural proof of superiority (1:5-14)
2.Exhortation not to ignore the revelation of God in his Son (2:1-4)
3.Further Scriptural proof of superiority over the angels (2:5-18)
B.Christ Is Superior to Moses (3:1-4:13)
1.Demonstration of Christ's superiority (3:1-6)
2.Exhortation to enter salvation-rest (3:7-4:13)
C.Christ Is Superior to the Aaronic Priests (4:14-7:28)
1.Exhortation to hold fast (4:14-16)
2.Qualifications of a priest (5:1-10)
3.Exhortation to abandon spiritual lethargy (5:11-6:12)
4.Certainty of God's promise (6:13-20)
5.Christ's superior priestly order (ch. 7)
III.The Superior Sacrificial Work of Our High Priest (chs. 8-10)
A.A Better Covenant (ch. 8)
B.A Better Sanctuary (9:1-12)
C.A Better Sacrifice (9:13-10:18)
D.Exhortations (10:19-39)
IV.Final Plea for Persevering Faith (chs. 11-12)
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Heb 6:1 KJV Therefore leaving
the principles of the doctrine of Christ,
let
us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance
from dead works,
and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands,
and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened,
and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy
Ghost,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to
come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance;
seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh
and put him to an open shame.
7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,
and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed,
receiveth blessing from God:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected,
and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you,
and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
which ye have shewed toward his name,
in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to
the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith
and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater,
he sware by himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply
thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is
to them
an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise
the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to
lie,
we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to
lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,
and which entereth into that within the veil;
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus,
made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Heb 6:1-20 NIV
1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on
to maturity,
not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,
and of faith in God,
2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection
of the dead,
and eternal judgment.
3 And God permitting, we will do so.
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted
the heavenly gift,
who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the
coming age,
6 if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance,
because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again
and subjecting him to public disgrace.
7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces
a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.
8 but land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger
of being cursed.
In the end it will be burned.
9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better
things
in your case--things that accompany salvation.
10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have
shown him as
you have helped his people and continue to help them.
11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in
order to
make your hope sure.
12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through
faith
and patience inherit what has been promised.
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater
for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
14 saying, "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants."
15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves,
and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very
clear to
the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
18 God did this so that by two unchangeable things in which it is
impossible for God to lie,
we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly
encouraged.
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf.
He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
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There are at least six Doctrines mention in these twenty
verses. Students of the word in studying this
chapter sometimes let the teachings of mans pride cover the
fact that these doctrine’s are separate but
related and are of God not man.
1. Doctrine of Christ
1 Cor 15:1-11
2. Doctrine of perfection 2
Cor 12:9; Col 1:28;
3. Doctrine of Baptisms
Numbers 8:7; Heb 9:10; Acts 2:38; Mat 3:11; Acts
1:5; Acts 8:36
Acts 10:47-48 NIV
Then Peter said, 47"Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with
water?
They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have."
48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
I say this the following knowing it is going to offend Someone.
We live in a society that no one listens. If you are politically correct
( Going along With the crowd ) whether right or wrong.
It seems that in our Schools there needs to be taught how to study and
to
understand the language of this country. English. Because in verse
47 the only
thing that would kept these from being water baptized Was are they
saved?
Can the world look at you today and tell that you have received The Spirit
of God
Almighty? Peter could tell by the witness of these souls.
Acts 8:36-39 The Eunuch asked to be Baptized in Acts
8:37 Philip let him know he had
to be saved. Philip in the oldest manuscripts never asked the eunuch because
he
could tell by the present of the Spirit of God in him that he the Eunuch
was saved.
More Scriptures on Baptism : Mat 20:22-23; Mat 21:25;
Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3;
Mark 10:38-39; Luke 12:50; Acts 13:24;Romams 6:4; Eph 4:5. There are more
4. Doctrine of Laying on of hands. Acts
8:18; 1 Tim 4:14 The Laying on of hands is in the Word of
God.
Many try to explain it away.
To Anoint with oil the sick. How many of the Churches practice what the
bible teaches?
Ask why your church Doesn’t do this.
It is not that any one has any special Powers or that it is Faith healing.
James 5:13-18 NIV
13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy?
Let him sing songs of praise.
14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church
to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for
each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
17 Elijah was a man just like us.
He prayed earnestly that it would not rain,
and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain,
and the earth produced its crops
5. Resurrection of the dead . Mat
27:53; Luke 14:14; John 5:29; John 11:25;1 Peter 3:21;
Romans 6:5; 1 Cor 15:12-13; Philip 3:10-11; 1 Peter 1:3;
Rev 20:5- 6 NIV
5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were
ended.)
This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection.
The second death has no power over them,
but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for
a thousand years.
Without the resurrection of Jesus and God the Father having to power to
raise
Christ from the dead. All power could not been given to Jesus.
Jesus having the power to raise us from the dead also has the power to
keep us saved.
6. Doctrine of Eternal Judgment.
Rev
20:6-6; Rev 20:11-15; Mat 25:41-46;
2 Thess. 1:9; Jude 1:6;
If there is a Doctrine of eternal punishment God
Being a Righteous and Just God would provide
An everlasting blessing in the form of Eternal Life
Through his son Jesus Christ. John 3:16; John 4:14;
Romans 6:22; Gal 6:8; 1 Tim 1:16; 1 Tim 6:16;
Heb 13:20; 2 Peter 1:11; Rev 14:6, This is only
some of the ones with reference to everlasting.
Heb 6:4-20
The age old Question comes up is there a difference in the Old Testament
And the New Testament concerning Salvation and the eternal security of
the
Soul of man. How far can a child of God fall and be lost Forever? Rom 8:39;
Rom 11:23; Eph 3:20;
2 Tim 1:12; jude 1:24; cp Mat 9:28
SALVA'TION, n. [L. salvo, to save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation from destruction, danger or great calamity.
2. Appropriately in theology, the redemption of man from the bondage of
sin and liability to eternal death,
and the conferring on him everlasting happiness. This is the great salvation.
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. 2 Cor 7.
Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of American English
Psalms 37-23-24 NIV
23 If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him
with his hand.
John 10:27-32 NIV
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
no one can snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all;
no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one."
31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him,
32 but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles
from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"
Here is reference being in God’s hands again. Who more powerful to holding
on to us.
Some groups hold on to this verse that one could lose their salvation by
simply not
believing any more Losing their faith. Others teach that one could sin
to the point of losing
God’s Salvation of their soul. If man has come up with that Idea of God’s
Grace then
is God not as power as He promises? Is God’s Word all of the way back to
the Book of Genesis
about God’s everlasting Grace. Ps 37:23-24and
John 10:27-32 tells us that God is the one that is
doing the Saving and Holding.
By God holding man’s Salvation doesn’t mean man will not or could not
fall into sin. 1 Cor 10:12
What power keeps a believer from falling away from grace?
1 Peter 1:3-5 NIV
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living
hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or
fade--kept in heaven for you,
5 who through faith are shielded by God's power until the
coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
There are people that come up with all kinds of hypothetical cases.
The argument of one losing their faith or turning from God.
I have a mother in-law with Alzheimer's She is saved Does this means
because she doesn’t
remember who her daughter is or who God is she is lost because she quit
believing.
A daughter in-law has by-polar mantic depression that at times is in a
dream world does that
mean that she is lost when she is in the dream world.
A pastor friend of mine’s wife died of cancer they knocked her out
completely because of
pain she was not conscience when she died. Then does it not mean by that
interpretation
mean she was lost also and didn't make it to heaven.
Just because one loses their mind they are lost is not right does not make
good
understanding. If one loses their mind they surely can not believe.
Does this mean that it would be better that we never send missionaries
into other countries
or this country or even preach the Gospel.
What happens if they don’t heard the Gospel?
What happens to the deaf Person?
What happens to the person that can not speak.
Romans 10:14 NIV
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?
And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
The only thing one sees for salvation is believing God’s Salvation does
the rest.
God’s Salvation is so good it leaves the Oh me out. If one looks with reason
it is the only way any one will get there is for God’s power to do it,
by leaving
sinful man out. There can be no other way.
Hebrews Chapters 6 Believer’s
study bible – Nelson’s
6:4–6 These verses are among
the most debated in Scripture and have been interpreted in four different
ways:
(1) as a warning against apostasy or losing
salvation;
(2) as a judgment against false professors,
those who, though professing trust in Christ, in reality are
not saved;
(3) as a caution against spiritual immaturity,
to encourage actual believers to press on to spiritual maturity in
order
to avoid the discipline of God (as Father, cf. 12:5–11),
which would be certain to come if they were to
remain
stagnant or regress spiritually; and finally,
(4) as an assurance to believers through a timely
illustration. This latter view interprets the text best.
The author of Hebrews
does not suggest in these verses that apostasy or falling from salvation
is possible.
Rather, he provides
the strongest possible argument for the impossibility of reinstatement
to salvation if one
were to fall.
The hypothetical spiritual experiences about which the author speaks are
clearly those of a
genuine believer.
Enlightenment is followed by tasting the heavenly gift and sharing in the
Holy Spirit. Even
the powers of the
coming age have been experienced by these Christians. Indeed, the initial
phrase of v. 6
could be translated
“and having fallen beside.” Again the case is hypothetical, referring to
the biblical truth
that if one could
fall from salvation, he could never be saved again. The fact that there
is no thought of an
actual forfeiture
of salvation may be seen elsewhere in Hebrews (cf.
Heb 6:19; Heb 10:14), as well as
throughout
the remainder of the N.T. (cf. Eph. 4:30; 2
Tim. 1:12; Jude 24).
Actually the author of
Hebrews is confident in the profession of the recipients of his epistle,
as is indicated by v.
9.
6:12 This verse
concludes the section on maturity which began at Heb
5:11 and furnishes further evidence
that this whole section was addressed to believers.
6:15 Abraham waited
25 years for the birth of Isaac. In that sense he received the fulfillment
of the promise,
but he did not see the fulfillment of the entirety of the promise in his
lifetime ( Heb11:13).
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Expert commentry
6:4-6 The most common interpretations of this difficult
passage are:
1. It refers to Christians who actually lose their salvation.
2. It is a hypothetical argument to warn immature Hebrew Christians (Heb
5:11-14) that they must
progress to maturity (see v. 1) or else experience
divine discipline or judgment (see vv. 7-8).
3.
It refers to professing Christians whose apostasy proves that their faith
was not genuine
(cf. 1 John 2:19). This view sees chs. 3-4 as a warning based on
the rebellion of the Israelites in
the desert. As Israel could not enter the promised land after spying
out the region and tasting
its fruit, so the professing Hebrew Christians would not be able to repent
if they adamantly
turned against "the light" they had received. According to this interpretation,
such expressions
as "enlightened," "tasted the heavenly gift" and "shared in the Holy Spirit"
indicate that such
persons had come under the influence of God's covenant blessings and had
professed to turn
from darkness to light but were in danger of a public and final rejection
of Christ, proving they
had never been regenerated (see Heb 10:26-31).
New Scofield Notes. Page 1315.
The warning in v.
6-8 has been understood in various ways. The major interpretations
are:
1 Warning is directed to some of
the Jewish people who professed to be believers in Christ
but stopped short
of true faith in Him after advancing to the threshold of Salvation.
2 The admonition presents a Hypothetical
Case : if one could “fall away” (v.6),
it would be
impossible
to renew him again to repentance; for, in such an instance, it would be
necessary
for Christ to be
crucified a second time. Obviously this will not occur (
Heb 10:12,14); thus
to fall away is
impossible.
3 The warning is directed toward
believers who have fallen into sin to such an extent that they
have
crucified to themselves the Son of God afresh v.6
and are therefore disapproved and
will
lose their reward . 1 Cor 9:27. And
4 the warning is to those who are
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and are in danger of falling
away,
through unbelief or sin, and losing their salvation.
The clause rendered “and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit” v.
4 might be Paraphrased
somewhat like this: “and were willingly being led toward the Holy Spirit.”
The warning is
issued
to those who have been instructed and even moved by the Holy Spirit but
never
committed
themselves to Christ. The entire passage turns on the word “better” in
v.
9.
If all that
is written in v. 1-5 were equivalent to salvation,
there could be nothing better.
The experiences
outlined may precede and even accompany salvation, But they do not always
result
in salvation. Scripture abundantly affirms the Christian’s eternal security;
therefore this
passage must
not be interpreted as that believers in Christ can lose their salvation.
John 3:15-16; John 3:36; John 10:27-30; Romans 8:35; Romans 8:37-39; Eph
1:12-14;
Eph 4:30; Phili 1:6; Heb 10:12-14; 1 Peter 1:3-5.
In Closing and summary One knows from the
promise of everlasting salvation in the Old Testament
that would be provided by God Almighty The Saints
were looking toward the Cross of Calvary.
By the passages in both the Old and New
Testament the scriptures simply explain the salvation
of ours ( man’s) soul is totally in the
control of God hand before the foundation of the world.
If there was the possibility of a
believer losing their salvation then Christ Died on the cross in vain.
For them if this case could happen then
Christ would have to come and do everything all over again.
Some groups like control over
their people. They used to use these verses to try to prove that you could
be saved today lose it in a hour and be saved
again. This kept their people in their churches by fear
not by reverence fear. Then someone realized
that this verse said they could not be saved a second or
third time.
Some even got out in this sinful world and sinned,
from this teaching they never came back to church,
what was the use. Now they have gotten to the
last resort.
Rightly divide the word.
To Divide the word correctly
one needs a set of rules to go by.
My son works in construction, works with
blue Prints, rules to go by.
Every put a desk together you need a guide,
rules to go by. Rightly Divide the word of God.
2 Peter 1:20-21 NIV 20
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture
came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man,
but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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The fact that a believer could lose their salvation of their soul contradicts
the popular idea
that saved today lost tomorrow and saved again.
First what does the verse say that it is impossible. This is a supposed
case. A case that is
made up to make a point. Some like to twist words, never look at whom it
was written to.
Look at all of the other factors in rightly dividing the Word of
Truth.
Another way of stating what kind of phrase this is that it is an absurdity
case.
Something that can not happen because of the reasons that are explained.
One of the rules of bible study, The verse explain themselves if people
just let them.
Another verse
that is hypothetical is 1 Cor 15:14.
1 Cor 15:13-14 NIV
13 If there is no resurrection of the dead,
then not even Christ has been raised
14 And if Christ has not been raised,
our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
Of course this statement is true if Christ was not risen the believer would
be like Buddha
and many other religions of the world.
Christ is the only one risen.
In Heb 6:9 the writer declares that he was
persuaded that they would not fall away.
He was persuaded better things of them.
What better thing was the writer suggesting ? Eternal life is a better
thing.
It is Great that we have a God that is all powerful enough the save our
soul for eternality.
Many take the if’s in our world to be truths that do happen. The If’s of
the world could change
the course of history.
Have you let Jesus secure your soul.
Heb 7:24-25
But Jesus will never die, and so he will be a priest forever!
25 He is forever able to save the people he leads to God, because
he always lives to speak to God for them.
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Heb 7:24-25
24 But Jesus remains a priest forever; his priesthood will never end.
25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save everyone who comes to
God through him.
He lives forever to plead with God on their behalf.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation,
(Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.) 1996.
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