Hebrews 6:1-12.
Hebrews 6:1-12 (Good News Translation)
1Let us go forward, then, to mature teaching and leave behind
us the first lessons of the Christian message. We should not lay again the
foundation of turning away from useless works and believing in God;
2of the teaching about baptisms
and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and
the eternal judgment.
3Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.
4For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to
repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and
received their share of the Holy Spirit;
5they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they
had felt the powers of the coming age.
6And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring
them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God
and exposing him to public shame.
7God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls
on it and which grows plants that are useful to those for whom it is
cultivated.
8But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is
in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.
9But even if we speak like this, dear friends, we feel sure
about you. We know that you have the better blessings that belong to your
salvation.
10God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the
love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other
Christians.
11Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness
to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true.
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who
believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.
God bless you.
us the first lessons of the Christian message. We should not lay again the
foundation of turning away from useless works and believing in God;
2of the teaching about baptisms
and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and
the eternal judgment.
3Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.
4For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to
repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and
received their share of the Holy Spirit;
5they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they
had felt the powers of the coming age.
6And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring
them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God
and exposing him to public shame.
7God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls
on it and which grows plants that are useful to those for whom it is
cultivated.
8But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is
in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.
9But even if we speak like this, dear friends, we feel sure
about you. We know that you have the better blessings that belong to your
salvation.
10God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the
love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other
Christians.
11Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness
to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true.
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who
believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.
God bless you.
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