Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, Heb 5:12-142Co 7:1Heb 9:14Act 26:20Heb 12:13Php 3:12-15Heb 7:11Mat 21:32 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 1Co 15:13-57Act 17:31-32Rom 6:3-5Act 6:61Co 10:2Act 10:47Act 16:15Act 16:33 This will we do, if God permits. 1Co 16:7Act 18:211Co 4:19Jas 4:15Rom 15:32 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, Heb 10:26-292Pe 2:20-22Mat 5:13Jhn 15:6Mat 7:21-22Heb 12:15-17Mat 12:31-32Luk 11:24-26 and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 1Pe 2:3Luk 8:13Mat 13:20-212Pe 2:20Mrk 4:16-17Heb 2:5Mrk 6:20 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame. 2Pe 2:21Heb 10:29Heb 6:41Jn 5:16Isa 1:282Ti 2:25Psa 51:10Mrk 15:29-32 For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God; Hos 10:12Isa 44:3Isa 55:10-13Psa 65:9-13Jol 2:21-26Psa 126:6Ezk 34:26Jas 5:7 but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. Gen 3:17-18Jhn 15:6Deu 29:28Luk 13:7-9Isa 5:1-7Jer 44:22Heb 10:27Heb 12:17
But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this. Heb 10:392Co 7:10Gal 5:22-23Heb 2:3Heb 6:4-6Mat 5:3-121Co 10:141Th 1:3-4 For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them. Heb 13:16Mat 10:42Gal 6:101Th 1:3Col 3:17Act 10:41Ti 6:18Mat 25:35-40 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, 2Pe 1:5-8Heb 3:6Rom 5:2-5Heb 3:142Pe 1:10Heb 10:221Jn 3:14Heb 10:32-35 that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises. Heb 13:7Heb 10:36Rom 12:111Jn 2:25Jer 6:16Rom 2:72Pe 1:10Heb 5:11
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself, Gen 22:15-18Luk 1:73Psa 105:9-10Isa 45:23Mic 7:20Heb 6:16-18Jer 22:5Jer 49:13 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 1 Gen 22:17Deu 1:10Neh 9:23Exo 32:13Gen 17:2Gen 48:4 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Gen 12:2-3Rom 4:17-25Gen 15:2-6Gen 21:2-7Heb 6:12Exo 1:7Gen 17:16-17Hab 2:2-3 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. Exo 22:11Heb 6:13Ezk 17:16-20Gen 14:22Gen 21:23Gen 21:30-31Gen 31:53Jos 9:15-20 In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath, Heb 6:18Pro 19:21Isa 55:11Isa 14:24Heb 11:9Psa 110:4Jhn 10:10Psa 33:11 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us. Num 23:19Tit 1:21Sa 15:292Ti 2:13Rom 3:4Psa 46:11Jn 1:10Isa 32:1-2 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil, Psa 43:5Rom 5:5-10Rom 8:28-39Heb 9:7Lev 16:15Lev 16:2Col 3:1Heb 9:3 where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Heb 4:14Heb 3:1Heb 5:6Heb 5:10Heb 1:3Heb 2:10Heb 8:1Heb 9:12