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Hebrews 6

¹Therefore, leaving the beginning of the message of Christ, let us carry on to maturity, not re-laying the foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith in God, ²of the doctrine of baptism, of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. ³This we will do if God pleases. ⁴Now it is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gifts, become partakers of the Holy Spirit, ⁵and tasted the good word of God and the wonders of the coming age, ⁶and then fallen away to be renewed to repentance. It's because they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves, and putting him to open shame. ⁷For if the earth drinks the various kinds of rain which come to it, and brings forth a suitable crop for those by whom it is tended, it receives blessings from God. ⁸If it brings forth thorns and briars, it is unworthy and just about cursed, so it will end up burning.

⁹We are confident concerning you, loved ones, that you have the good things that go with salvation. That's why we speak in this way. ¹⁰For God is not so unjust that he would forget your works and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints and continuing to do so. ¹¹But we want each one of you to show the same zeal toward the fulfillment of your hope to the end ¹²so that you might not become lazy, but rather imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹³Now when God swore to Abraham, since he had nobody greater to swear by, "he swore by himself" [Genesis 22:16], ¹⁴saying, "Indeed I will bless you greatly and will multiply you greatly." [Genesis 22:17] ¹⁵And so, being patient, he received the promise. ¹⁶For people swear by something greater, and all contradiction meets its end when something is confirmed by an oath. ¹⁷So much more, when God wanted to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of his will, he guaranteed it by means of an oath. ¹⁸So that by means of two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have sought refuge might have powerful encouragement to seize the hope set before us. ¹⁹We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, steadfast and firm and entering the inner side of the veil. 20Jesus entered there as a forerunner for us, becoming a high priest eternally according to the order of Melchizedek.

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