HEBREWS
CHAPTER 6
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
I)
[Heb 5:11-14]:
A)
THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS, TO WHOM THIS LETTER IS ADDRESSED, HAVE NOT
PROGRESSED MUCH BEYOND WHAT THEY LEARNED AT THE POINT OF THEIR
CONVERSION
1)
[1 Cor 3:1-3]:
II)
[Heb 6:1]:
A)
"THEREFORE" = REFERS TO THE PREVIOUS SECTION: INFANT BELIEVERS
B)
THE INFANT HEBREW BELIEVERS ARE ADMONISHED TO MOVE ON PAST THE
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST
C)
ANOTHER AFFIRMATION THAT BELIEVERS ARE IN VIEW: ONLY BELIEVERS ARE
ADMONISHED TO MOVE ON IN SPIRITUAL MATURITY
D)
THE INFANT HEBREW CHRISTIANS ARE ADMONISHED TO LEAVE THE PRINCIPLE
DOCTRINES OF CHRIST AND MOVE ON TO MATURITY
E)
THE INFANT HEBREW CHRISTIANS ARE ADMONISHED NOT TO LAY AGAIN A
FOUNDATION OF REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS, I.E. REPENTANCE FROM
PERFORMING SACRIFICES IN ORDER TO BE SAVED
1)
REPENTANCE = CHANGE THE MIND
2)
SO "REPENTANCE" IS APPLIED HERE TO NOT HAVING ONCE AGAIN
TO CHANGE ONES MIND FROM DOING DEAD, I.E., USELESS WORKS FOR
SALVATION WHICH DON'T ACCOMPLISH THAT END BECAUSE THEY ARE DEAD, TO
ONCE AGAIN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ALREADY EXPRESSED "FAITH IN
GOD" THAT GAVE THEM SALVATION
a)
[Heb 10:1-4, 11-12]:
b)
[Heb 6:6]:
F)
REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS LEADS TO FAITH IN GOD UNTO ETERNAL LIFE ON
THE OTHER - WHICH FOUNDATION OF SALVATION IS NO LONGER NEEDED TO BE LAID
1)
[1 Cor 3:11]:
III)
[Heb 6:1-2]:
A)
THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS ARE TO MOVE ON PAST THE DOCTRINES OF BAPTISMS,
LAYING ON OF HANDS, RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD AND OF ETERNAL JUDGMENT
WHICH PARTS OF THE FOUNDATION HAD ALREADY BEEN LAID
IV)
[Heb 6:1-3]:
A)
IF GOD PERMIT = IT IS ALL BY GOD'S GRACE
B)
SINCE BELIEVERS ARE ADDRESSED WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO MOVE ON TO SPIRITUAL
MATURITY AND AT THE SAME TIME ARE VIEWED AS NEEDING TO REPENT OF
REVERTING TO DEAD WORKS THEN THIS INDICATES THAT LOSS OF SALVATION IS
NOT IN VIEW
V)
[Heb 6:4-5 NIV]:
A)
"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE [SALVATION].... IF THEY FALL
AWAY
[FROM
REPENTING OF DEAD WORKS AND THUS EXPRESSING FAITH IN GOD UNTO SALVATION]
TO
BE BROUGHT BACK TO [THAT] REPENTANCE"
B)
BELIEVERS ARE CONFIRMED TO BE IN VIEW - ALL SIX BLESSINGS ARE BUT
DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND MANIFESTATIONS OF THE ONE GREAT BLESSING WHICH THE
RECEPTION OF THE GOSPEL BRINGS: SALVATION
1)
[Compare Eph 1:18-19]:
2)
[Compare Eph 1:13-14]:
VI)
[Heb 6:1-6 NIV]:
A)
THE FIRST FOUR PARTICIPLE PHRASES IN VV. 4-6 DESCRIBE THOSE INDIVIDUALS
IN VERSE 1 WHO HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF REPENTANCE FROM ACTS THAT
LEAD FROM ETERNAL DEATH UNTO SAVING FAITH IN GOD
1)
[Compare Gal 5:4]:
B)
THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS WHO "HAVE FALLEN AWAY...." HAVE FALLEN
INTO "CRUCIFYING TO THEMSELVES THE SON OF GOD ALL OVER AGAIN BY
THEIR FUTILE ACTS OF MOSAIC LAW SACRIFICE AND THEY "SUBJECT HIM TO
PUBLIC DISGRACE"
1)
[Compare Ro 11:6]:
2)
[Heb 10:4]:
3)
[Heb 9:25-26]:
4)
[Heb 9:28-10:1-4, 8, 10, 14]:
a)
[Compare I Jn 1:7b]:
b)
[Gal 3:21-22]:
VII)
[Heb 6:7]:
VIII)
[Heb 6:7-8]:
A)
[Compare 1 Cor 3:11-15]:
1)
[Compare above to Heb 6:7-8]:
2)
[2 Cor 5:10]:
3)
[2 Cor 5:8]:
4)
[Col 3:23-25 NAS]:
5)
[Rev 22:12 NAS]:
