Hebrews 6:1-14
1Therefore alet us leave bthe elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance cfrom dead works and of faith toward God, 2and of dinstruction about washings, ▼▼Or baptisms (that is, cleansing rites)
fthe laying on of hands, gthe resurrection of the dead, and heternal judgment. 3And this we will do iif God permits. 4For it is impossible, in the case of those jwho have once been enlightened, who have tasted kthe heavenly gift, and lhave shared in the Holy Spirit, 5and mhave tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6and nthen have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since othey are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7For pland that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8But qif it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, rand its end is to be burned. 9Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. 10For sGod is not unjust so as to overlook tyour work and the love that you have shown for his name in userving the saints, as you still do. 11And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance vof hope until the end, 12so that you may not be sluggish, but wimitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, xhe swore by himself, 14saying, y“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”
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