- Congregational Scripture Reading: Hebrews 5:11-6_12 *
I. AN OUTLINE OF THE CHAPTERS 4-6. JESUS IS…
A Promise Greater than Joshua's Allotments, 4:1-13
A Priest Greater than Aaron's Administration, 4:14-5:10
A Pressing Warning Against Apostasy, 5:11-6:12
- 1. Admonition against Immaturity, 5:11-14
- 2. Appeal to True Maturity, 6:1-3
- 3. A Warning against Apostasy, 6:4-8
- 4. Assurance of Hope Offered, 6:9-12
A Promise from God with Absolute Assurance, 6:13-20
II. AN OBSERVATION OF THESE PARTICULARS
Heb 6:9
1. To whom is the writer addressing?
a. Babes in Christ (5:11-14)?
b. Knowledgeable believers who have been inactive in maturity (6:1-3)?
c. Unbelievers with an external piety who have not fallen away (6:4-8)?
2. Heb 6:12 (possible hint)?
Heb 6:10
1. their work, love for God's name, serving saints
a. Rev 2:19
Heb 6:11
1. earnestness; diligence (KJV)
a. σπουδὴν (spoo-DĀN) "speed" with dispatch; don't put it off
2. full assurance of hope until the end
a. 1 John 5:11-12
b. Heb 4:12-13
Heb 6:12
1. so that you may not be sluggish…
a. addressing those of "your case" (v9)
b. sluggish; slothful (KJV)
i. νωθροὶ (nōth-ROI) — lazy, dull
ii. the consequences of not having "earnestness" (v11)
2. imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
a. imitate whom?