Hebrews 6:1-8 Essay

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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Hebrews 6:1-8 Submitted to Dr. Beall in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course Hebrews NSBT 621- B02 by Andrew Tressler October 1st 2014 Table of Contents -2 Passage -3 Introduction -4 Overview of the passage- 5 Hebrew 6:1-3 We can’t be peter pan with our faith 6 Hebrew 6:4-6 Are we beyond repentance? - 9 Hebrews 7-8 Professing Vs. Progression -11 Conclusion- 13 Bibliography -14 Hebrew 6:1-8 NIV 6 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a] and of faith in God, 2 instruction about cleansing rites,[b] the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so. 4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[c] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. Introduction When looking at scripture as a whole it is easy to take a step back and see how it all fits together for, as 2nd timothy 3:16-17 says it should be. Paul tells Timothy that All we have from scripture is God breathed and that scripture is “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the “man of God may be complete, equipped

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