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You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
And God permitting, we will do so.
And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in 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,
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come —
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.
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.
When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing.
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.
Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case — the things that have to do with salvation.
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.
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.
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
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.
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he 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:
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
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.
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.
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.
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 set before us may be greatly encouraged.
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.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.