Well folks, you better buckle your seat belts! This Sunday we’ll be diving into one of the most controversial passages in the New Testament - Hebrews chapter 6!
Starting out in verse 13 of chapter 5, the writer rebukes his intended audience for having a severe case of arrested development (For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe). Then goes on in verses 1-6 of chapter 6 to lay out the serious ramifications of remaining in this state: the possibility of falling away from their faith altogether.
This passage has been the center of many theological debates regarding whether a Christian can “lose” his or her salvation. Some believe the writer is referring to people who only “seemed” to be saved; others hold that he is making a hypothetical argument; and some believe this passage teaches that a person can walk away from their faith, and never be reconciled to God.
It would seem that this is a passage that we would do well to heed and understand!
I told you last Sunday that we would be spending the next few weeks presenting the person of Jesus Christ, our great King and High Priest. Well this passage is not a tangent from that topic. This passage is going to direct our focus, like a laser, to the realization that Jesus Christ is indeed our Great King, and our Great High Priest, and thus He should hold the preeminent place in our lives. And while we will take careful measure of the warnings that we will be presented with, we will end the message with a confident encouragement of better things…
But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you… (Heb 6:9)
Join us Sunday for the next installment of our Hebrews series: Better Things!
Pastor Clay
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