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Julian the Apostate Presiding at a Conference of Sectarians (1875)
Edward Armitage (1817-1896)
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Explanation: Hebrews 6 warns against apostasy. We must move on from elementary matters of doctrine and go on to maturity. If we forsake our enlightenment and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible to be renewed to repentance because we crucify afresh the Son on God and hold him up to contempt. If we bear fruit we receive the blessing of God. If we bear thorns and thistles we are cursed. (1-8).
Having said these things, the writer assures his readers that he is persuaded better things of them, things which accompany salvation. The clear implication of this statement is that the things which he spoke of in the previous paragraph -- enlightenment, tasting of the heavenly gift, sharing in the Holy Spirit, tasting the goodness of the word of God, and the powers of the age to come -- are not things which necessarily and inevitably accompany salvation. They can be shared by regenerate persons and by unregenerate persons. The writer goes on to say that God is not unjust to overlook their work and labor of love that they have shown and still show to the saints. Here is a key difference between the regenerate and the unregenerate -- love which produces acts of love. So the writer urges his readers to imitate those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises (9-12).
The writer offers Abraham as an example of one who endured and obtained the promise of God who cannot lie, who guaranteed his promises with an oath. Thus our hope is anchored in heaven where Jesus is a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, employing his office on our behalf (13-20).]
[Sermons: John Piper. Various. ]
[Illustration: Today's painting depicts a Roman emperor who was infamous for his apostasy from Christianity. Apostasy is a key theme of today's chapter. ]
RESOURCES
[THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES:
Hebrews 6: Genesis 22:16-17. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***
Book Outline:
1. The Doctrine of Christ & its Implications (Hebrews 1:1 - Hebrews 10:39) - 60 A.D. Italy
2. The Exhortations to Believe Christ and to Obey Him (Hebrews 11:1 - Hebrews 13:25) - 60 A.D. Italy
Hebrews 6
1. The Doctrine of Christ & its Implications (Hebrews 1:1 - Hebrews 10:39) - 60 A.D. Italy
1 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,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
4 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,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify [crucify afresh] to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
7 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:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 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:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever [into the eons] after the order of Melchisedec.
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