Hebrews 6:1-20

(Hebrews 6:1-20)

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.  For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:  That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,  Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.  Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

 

The place where the believers who believe in Christ is living is never vacuum. Christian life lasts in the middle of the city, not in a monastery separate from the world. A city that is willing to forsake Jesus if it does not benefit humans. Living the path of Jesus in it is no different than going up the river. Since the saints have to live each day with different values and different orientations, they are accompanied by a different effort than when living lightly on the flow of the world. Christians who live in this place of life are asked to abandon the rudiments of Christ and go to perfection. The text speaks of the process of maturity, taking the case of land as an example.『For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:』 Rain on the ground The rain from the sky moistens the dry land, and the rain-soaked ground softens without hesitation. The softened ground returns to its original shape under sunlight. The wet, dry land may seem the same as before, but it can never be the same. This is because many of the ingredients of rain have been transmitted while the rain from the sky has been loosened and loosened. In this way, the land that absorbs rain from the sky and repeats its dryness produces vegetables suitable for use by those who plow. The land was often squeaky on the surface, but through the process, it became a good land for life to take root.

The reason God likened the process of growing plants (vegetables) is that "through this process on earth, consider the process of heaven." As vegetables mature on this earth, they do not allow the believer's faith to grow, but to help them understand what the spiritual condition of the saints is. As he sees the plants grow, he gradually reveals his spiritual condition and how much he realizes about the kingdom of God.

So, through the rain (reading God's Word), the hardened dry ground becomes soft (the state of the heart accepts the Word), and as the seed sprouts (as the bark dies, the bud rises), the old man dies, It is transformed into a new life and receives the gift of faith from God as fruit. Those who have received this gift of faith become aware of the kingdom of God, and why Jesus Christ must die on the cross. Those who received faith as a gift from God were originally those who wanted to be like God in the kingdom of God and were greedy to establish their own kingdom, but they realized that it was wrong and repented and turned to God.

However, not everyone accepts God's rain (the Word). The Bible says that, in contrast to good land, there are cases of land that is thrown out, cursed and cursed by thorns and thistles. Thorns and thistles originated in Genesis 3. Thorns and thistles symbolize judgment. The original land was not a thorn and thistle. However, Adam and Eve sinned against the word of God against the word of good and evil, and the land was cursed afterwards, giving thorns and thistles (Genesis 3:18). It becomes a land that gives out thorns and thistles when you turn away from God. Humans can be a good land, or a cursed land that produces thorns and thistles. The difference is whether you properly ponder and understand God's Word. Anyone who realizes that he is free from God and repents is a good land. Only repentance is the way to salvation.

The object of the book of Hebrews is born again, and the word "beginner" is a level to be taught the basics of the kingdom of God. However, 6:1 tells us to abandon the beginner. Those who are born again should be nurtured and become teachers, but still say that they are not. In 1 Peter 2:2, he says, "A newborn babys, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"

In Hebrews 6:5-6『And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.』 Here, the good word of God is called "Rema." Even though they say they believe in Jesus, those who love the world are not born again. It can be said that he is called.

Those who are called cannot enter the kingdom of God, but if you repent through your wife's repentance, God will give you a chance. However, if he walks the path of apostasy by saying that he was born again with a spiritual body, he is not a born again. Do you think you are really born again in the church? It's a very important statement: If you think, "If you believe, you are born again." This means that if you believe that you are born again and fall, you will not be able to renew again. So, it is to be dead every day. He also said, "Fight." If you do not fight and say that you are born again, you may not be born again if you continue to demand blood of the Blood. God tells us, "If you are not born again, you cannot enter the kingdom of God." On this earth, the dead on the cross are the way to be born again.

In Hebrews 12:4, 『Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.』
Regeneration is not done by my own power, but only by the power of God. As long as you live on this earth, you are only going to be crucified with Jesus Christ. And it is to fight sin and bleed and win. God said that the exodus people live when they enter Canaan, and they say, "When we enter Canaan, we die." There is no intention to fight Anakjason. They didn't even start, they sat down. In the end, they despised the word of God.

Here, the word of Christ is "Logos." The Bible tells us not to polish the way of Christ again. If you are told not to wipe, 『Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; Not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God. Because 『Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

It is not to stay at the beginner's level, but to be able to keep the faith you had when you reached the level of becoming a teacher. Being purple is the assurance of salvation. In Hebrews 3:14 it is said that the beginning of For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end. Therefore, those who are saved become those who have participated with Christ in Christ. You have to hold on to the end. If you say that you die when you enter Canaan at the end like the exodus people, you will not be saved.
In Hebrews 3:15-16『 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.』 The exodus of the Hebrews experienced all kinds of miracles and crossed the divided Red Sea, but it was to remember that they were all dead in the wilderness. The assurance of salvation is only the beginning of salvation. The conviction of salvation is the people who went out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea. In Hebrews 4:1, 『Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.』 The subjects of these words are people who crossed the Red Sea and reached the wilderness. Chapters 4 and 2-3 speak to many people in the Church today. 『 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 』 Those who already believe are those who have been born again through water and the Holy Spirit. Those who deny themselves and are crucified with Jesus Christ are born again.
The conviction of salvation came out of Egypt and came out into the wilderness, but it appears as a saved faith when connected to the faith entering Canaan. The exodus people crossed the Red Sea with confidence in salvation, but in seven days the people resent God for lack of water. God hits the rock and waters it. Paul interprets this in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5.『 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 』

If you think salvation is the salvation, you may fall when things make you difficult. The fact is that if you don't hold on to that conviction until the end, you can get away from salvation. In Hebrews 3:12-13『Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 』