Hebrews 6
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Therefore leaving the principles of the
doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again
the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward
God,
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of the doctrine of baptisms, and of
laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal
judgment.
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And this will we do, if God
permit.
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For it is impossible for those who
were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and
were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
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and have tasted the good word of God, and
the powers of the world to come,
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if they shall fall away, to renew them
again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of
God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
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For the earth which drinketh in the rain
that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by
whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; Gen. 3.17, 18 whose
end is to be burned.
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But, beloved, we are persuaded better
things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus
speak.
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For God is not unrighteous to
forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his
name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do
minister.
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And we desire that every one of you do
show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the
end:
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that ye be not slothful, but followers of
them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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For when God made promise to Abraham,
because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
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saying, Surely blessing I will bless
thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. Gen. 22.16, 17
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And so, after he had patiently endured,
he obtained the promise.
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For men verily swear by the greater: and
an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all
strife.
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to
show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,
confirmed it by an oath:
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that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set
before us:
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which hope we have as an anchor of
the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that
within the veil; Lev. 16.2
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whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever after the order of
Melchiz'edek. Ps. 110.4
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