58 Hebrews 6:9-20: Preaching/Teaching
EOT-The promises of God were available to the Hebrews. EOS-You can hold fast to Jesus because he is the anchor of our soul. OSS-Hearers will be inspired to continue anchoring their lives on Jesus. Hearers will leave inspired to hold fast to the promises of God because of our sure anchor.
Keep Gambling on Jesus!
6:11–12 “Hope is important. Probably no movement has ever gripped the hearts of people if it did not give them hope.”
Earlier the writer had described his readers as being sluggish (lit. lazy, 5:11). Now he urged them to be diligent and to stop being lazy (v. 12; cf. Prov. 24:30–34). The same Greek word (nothroi) occurs in both places. He wanted them to remain faithful to God while waiting patiently for Him to fulfill His promises to them regarding their future inheritance.