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A Call to Maturity
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;
You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
and this will we do if God permit.
And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened — those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come —
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.
For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing.
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.
But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.
God's Promise is Certain
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
God’s Promises Bring Hope
For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.
that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.