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Introduction
Scripture
Outline
Hebrews 1-2 - Jesus is Greater Than the Angels
Hebrews 1:1-4 - God has Spoken
Hebrews 1:5-14 - The Son is Superior to the Angels
Hebrews 2:1-4 - A Warning
Hebrews 2:5-9 - Lowliness to Crowning Glory
Hebrews 2:10-18 - Jesus has Delivered His Brothers
Hebrews 3:1-4:13 - Jesus is a Greater Rest
Hebrews 3:1-6 - Jesus is Worthy of More Glory Than Moses
Hebrews 3:7-19 - Disobedience After the Exodus
Hebrews 4:1-13 - A Sabbath Rest for God’s People
Hebrews 4:14-7:26 - Jesus is Greater than Melchizedek
Hebrews 4:14-16 - Jesus is the Great High Priest
Hebrews 5:1-10 - Jesus is the High Priest After the Order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - Warning and Exhortation
Hebrews 5:11-14 - Failure to Mature
Hebrews 6:1-8 - Pursue Maturity
Hebrews 6:1-3 - Pursue Maturity
Hebrews 6:4-6 - Avoid Apostasy
Hebrews 6:7-8 - Spiritual Growth vs. Spiritual Death
Purpose of Book
Christ, who has accomplished salvation through His atoning sacrifice, is greater than all things; therefore, persevere in true faith and encourage others to do likewise
Main Point
Let us build upon the elementary doctrine of Christianity and pursue maturity choosing spiritual growth over spiritual death
Warning Passage Interpretations
Apostasy - Christians can reject/lose salvation
Eternal gifts - Christians can miss out on eternal gifts
Non-Christians - Jews who were listening, but did not claim Jesus as Lord
Can’t reject/lose salvation - Not sure what this means, but I just know you can’t reject/lose salvation
Eschatological Warning - Persevere until the end and be found in Christ
Hebrews 6:1-3 - Pursue Maturity
Therefore
Continuation of the warning in 5:11-14 urging them to advance in maturity
Let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity,
Let us leave
They had become lazy in their spiritual growth
Elementary doctrine of Christ
Wording that connects with Hebrews 5:12
They are not to abandon the elementary doctrine of Christ (milk), but to build/grow in spiritual maturity (solid food) in both theology and practice
Doctrine of Christ
Not laying again a foundation of
Reiterating or repeatedly going over the same information
6 items in 3 couples detailing the Christian life from conversion to final judgment
Repentance from dead works and faith toward God,
Repentance
Dead works
Faith
In faith, we trust God to remain true to His promises
And of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands,
Washings
Laying on of hands
The resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
And this we will do if God permits.
The author realizes that it is only by the sovereign work of God that they will mature beyond the elementary doctrine of Christ
Though the audience is responsible to mature past milk there is a reality of being dependent upon God to create said growth
Hebrews 6:4-6 - Avoid Apostasy
***This along with Hebrews 10:26-27 are the most troubling passages in the entire book***
***This is one of the most disputed passages in all of the New Testament***
***Ante-Nicene Fathers all interpreted these individuals were Christians - 100-325AD***
***Post-Nicene Fathers, save two - Basil and Gregory of Nyssa, interpreted these individuals were Christians - 325-451AD***
***What is the authorial intent behind these verses?
A warning to persevere***
For it is impossible,
Literally impossible and is meant to be forceful
What is impossible?
vs 6. Restoring those who have fallen away
The Scripture is saying that it is impossible to restore an apostate
In the case of those
Those
Notice the switch in pronoun use in Hebrews 6:4-8 verses in contrast to the rest of the warning passage 5:11-6:12.
Impersonal rather than direct
Those
Who have once been enlightened,
Once
Decisive moment and event that cannot be repeated
Enlightened
Salvific language
Passive - God is the initiator
Who have tasted the heavenly gift,
Tasted
Not simply taught, but have experienced it for themselves
And have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Become partakers of the Holy Spirit
Reception of the Holy Spirit
And have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
Word of God - The Gospel
Powers of the age to come
Final fulfillment of the eschatological age
And then have fallen away,
Apostasy
Intentionally and deliberately rebelled
Abandoned the gospel of Jesus Christ
How do we interpret these words?
Look to the previous warning passages
To restore them again to repentance,
Here is the impossibility from vs. 4 and God is the implied subject
Since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
There rejection is similar to that of those who put Christ on the cross and mocked him
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