THE BOOK OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 6:9-20

Mike Balloun teaches on 02-01-2020.

THE BOOK OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 6:9-20

Verses: 2nd Peter 1:4-21; Genesis 22:15-18; James 1:8,22-25, 2:20, 4:1-10

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Now in Paul-like fashion, the strong rebuke with warning turns into tenderness and encouragement. “But, beloved, we are persuaded better things (better alternatives) 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.” [Hebrews 6:9-10] It is easy to see that Paul saw these Hebrews as fellow regenerated Believers, in that their works of sincere love for the brethren were evidence of this, and his calling them the “beloved” shows them his warnings are out of love, not hate.

The peril is real, but these are not religious hypocritical self-deceived people. They were once loving enthusiastic Believers, who had become slothful, in that they had lost confidence, and in being persecuted, they had become discouraged. The encouraging Words of the Father, of being mindful of reward for their efforts, are strong reminders of staying the course. That after the initial work of Christ for eternal life has been received, He is now the perfecter of their ongoing faith and works, and most assuredly is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. “…that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together…” [John 4:36]

Hebrews 6:11 “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.” The statement is that God is not unrighteous that He has forgotten their labors of love….is this not their “first love” ? But patient faithfulness has great recompense of reward, in that faithfulness requires that love be not abandoned, but continue, and grow until the end of our lives. “And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love….” [1st Thessalonians 3:12]
Love is a commandment of Christ, not just an emotional prompting we are waiting for, but an act of our will. It’s to be habitual. We have not signed a contract, but have entered into Covenant with promises.

What has been set forth by Paul here in the Book of Hebrews is that the eternal Son of God was prophesied in the Old Covenant to be the Savior of Israel and the Gentiles, being the seed of Abraham, to be born of a virgin woman, and become the incarnate Son of God and Son of Man. Whose meritorious life and death brought defeat to satan who had obtained authority over man through the curse of death. Having brought this glory unto the Father, He was the first resurrected from among the dead in newness of life. Becoming the author of a New Creature, He Himself then becoming a life- giving spirit, and gloriously appointed to High Priesthood, and to sit at the right hand of the Father until the time appointed when He should return and receive His Kingdom. By which He had set forth the sure promises of inheritances to His servants, apostles, disciples, and followers who faithfully serve Him as His witnesses and ambassadors in the earth in His stead to Man-kind.

Now to this, Paul took so much care to encourage that not one of these Hebrew laggards be found to fall short of at the Judgment Seat of Christ, specific to His own. Paul was revealing to them the great loss that they were about to incur. That being loss of inheritance into His heavenly kingdom because of lagging behind in slothfulness. He was encouraging them to be diligent “…to the full assurance of (their) hope unto the end…” That is to say, the end of their hope being the reward of the first resurrection in glory. And that in following the examples of those who, in faith and patience grew in the knowledge of God unto good works, had secured the promises or were in the process of inheriting those heavenly kingdom promises. (2nd Peter 1:4-21) In the continuing in that hope, it is essential to be renewing the mind to His Words, and the strengthening in the will of soul in ongoing loving service is also essential. That is exactly what is being reflected in Paul’s walk in Philippians 3:10-14.

So it should be noted that “hope” is the point on which they were being exhorted forward, not their faith. Their “hope” is based upon the faith which they had already expressed and acquired in Jesus Christ’s Blood Atonement work, having been confirmed in the gift of regeneration (John 5:24). And therefore....

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