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Hebrews 6:9
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Verse Hebrews 6:9. _BUT, BELOVED_] Here he softens what he had before said; having given them the most solemn warning against apostasy, he now encourages them to persevere, commends the good that is i...
BUT, BELOVED, WE ARE PERSUADED BETTER THINGS - We confidently hope for better things respecting you. We trust that you are true Christians; that you will produce the proper fruits of holiness; that yo...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Return to Judaism the crucifixion of the Son of God afresh (Hebrews 6:1)_ 2. Persuaded of better things: Comfort and hope (Hebrews 6:9) Hebrews 6:1 A solemn warning follows, addresse...
The writer is afraid that in pointing out the danger of apostasy he may have spoken too harshly. He assures his readers that, by their past fidelity and their kindness to brethren in need, they have p...
Beloved, even if we do speak like this, we are persuaded of better things for you, yes, things that are bound up with salvation. For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love that you display...
THE NECESSITY OF PROGRESS (Hebrews 6:1-3)...
BELOVED. Greek. _agapetos._ App-135. PERSUADED Greek. _peitho_ App-150. OF. concerning Greek. _peri_. App-104. THAT ACCOMPAN. = nigh to. Antithesis to "nigh unto cursing" above. Greek. _echomai._ Th...
Words of encouragement and hope 9. _beloved_ The warm expression is introduced to shew that his stern teaching is only inspired by love. _we are persuaded_ Lit., "We have been (and are) convinced of...
ΠΕΠΕΊΣΜΕΘΑ. Lit., “_We have been_ (_and are_) _convinced of_.” Comp. Romans 15:14. ἈΓΑΠΗΤΟΊ. The warm expression is introduced to shew that his stern teaching is only inspired by love. This word and...
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND HOPE...
AN ILLUSTRATION OF APOSTASY -- HEBREWS 6:7-10 : The truth concerning apostasy is illustrated by the ground that after much cultivation brings forth nothing but briers and thorns. It "is nigh unto curs...
ΠΕΠΕΊΣΜΕΘΑ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΠΕΊΘΩ (G3982) убеждать; _pass._ быть убежденным; perf. доверять (_см._ Philippians 1:6). ΚΡΕΊΣΣΟΝΑ (G2909) _pl. сотр. от_ ΆΓΑΘΌΣ хороший; _сотр._, лучше. "Лучшее" ΈΧ...
DISCOURSE: 2292 THE THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION Hebrews 6:9. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unrighte...
BUT, BELOVED, &C.— This is exactly like St. Paul's way of closing and softening any thing that he had said which sounded terrible and dreadful. See for examples, 2 Thessalonians 2:13.Ephesians 4:20. R...
D. _Encouragement. Hebrews 6:9-20_. 1. _The apostle's hope for them. Hebrews 6:9-12_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 6:9-12...
TWO CHRISTIANS DESCRIBED (Hebrews 6:9-11) The passage which is to be before us is in strong and blessed contrast from what we found in verses 4-6. There we beheld a class of people highly favored, bl...
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. BELOVED. Appositely introduced: LOVE prompts me in the strong warnings I have just gi...
1 The chief priest in Israel was able to sympathize with the human frailties of the people because he himself had the same, and sinned, like the rest. But Christ's sufferings, unspeakably more trying...
WARNING AND ENCOURAGEMENT 1. Leaving.. let us go on] RV 'let us cease to speak of.. and press on.' The words are either an exhortation to the readers to advance beyond the elementary stage of Christia...
BELOVED] only used here in this Epistle. The word expresses the writer's solicitude for his readers in view of even the remote possibility in their case of such an awful fate as has been described. AC...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 JESUS IS SUPERIOR IN PROMISES 6:1-20 GROW AS CHRISTIANS *FAITH 6:1-3 V1-2 So, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about Christ...
BETTER THINGS. — Literally, _the better things;_ that is, the alternative spoken of in Hebrews 6:7. He has not written in despair, but for warning only; believing that to them belongs, not the state w...
CHAPTER V. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL. "Of Whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers...
CHAPTER VI. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAILURE. "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 wo...
πεπείσμεθα δὲ.… “But of you, beloved, we are persuaded things that are better and associated with salvation, though we thus speak.” “Alarm at the awful suggestion of his own picture (Hebrews 6:4-8) ca...
“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US” Hebrews 6:9 The keynote of this passage is _patient continuance_. We should seek not only faith but its accompaniments. It is not enough to manifest faith, hope and love, bu...
This chapter consists of the third appeal and warning. The appeal is that they should leave the first principles and press on to perfection. The things referred to were Jewish, and all have spiritual...
A BETTER EXPECTATION However, the writer's warnings of apostasy should not be taken to mean that he had no hope for them. He expected a better end for them than burning, since they still walked in the...
(4) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. (4) He moderates and calms all that sharpness, expecting better things of those to...
We trust better things of you, &c. That is, though I have admonished you in this manner, I hope the best, especially knowing how charitable may of you have been to your Christian brethren. (Witham) --...
(4) 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, (5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
_THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION_ ‘Things that accompany salvation.’ Hebrews 6:9 It would seem that the things mentioned before were not necessarily marks of salvation. There was no love or faith....
9._But we are persuaded, etc. _As the preceding sentences were like thunderbolts, by which readers might have been struck dead, it was needful to mitigate this severity. He therefore says now, that he...
Now the Spirit will not stop at this point with Christians, but will go on to that full revelation of His glory which belongs to them that are of full age and indeed forms us for that state. We easily...
BUT, BELOVED, WE ARE PERSUADED BETTER THINGS OF YOU,.... The apostle addresses the believing Hebrews, as "beloved"; being beloved by the Lord, not as the descendants of Abraham, but as the elect of Go...
Expositors generally agree in giving these verses as an instance of the great wisdom and prudence used by the apostle in his dealing with these Hebrews. Chrysostom in especial insists upon it, making...
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Ver. 9. _But, beloved, we are persuaded_] He would not be mistaken. Zuinglius, when he...
HEB. 6:9. BUT, BELOVED, WE ARE PERSUADED BETTER THINGS OF YOU, AND THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION, THOUGH WE THUS SPEAK. In "Miscellaneous Observations concerning the Divine Decrees in General, and...
_But, beloved_ In this one place he calls them so. He never uses this appellation but in exhorting; _we are persuaded better things of you_ Than those intimated verges 4-6. This is exactly in St. Paul...
PERSUADED BETTER THINGS; he was persuaded, from what he had known of them, that in view of the destruction which awaited them should they apostatize, they would, through the grace of God and the use o...
Verse 1 of this chapter is not properly translated in the Authorized Version, and it should be evident that we must never leave "the principles of the doctrine of Christ." Divine principles and sound...
9,10 There are things that are never separated from salvation; things that show the person to be in a state of salvation, and which will end in eternal salvation. And the things that accompany salvat...
For preventing of the application of this discourse unto themselves, the apostle subjoins his judgment concerning these Hebrews in this verse, and his reason for it in the next. BUT, BELOVED, WE ARE P...
Hebrews 6:9 But G1161 beloved G27 confident G3982 (G5769) things G2909 concerning G4012 you G5216 yes G2532 accompany...
Hebrews 6:9-10. After these solemn warnings comes the outburst of hope and love. BUT, BELOVED (only here in this Epistle), WE ARE PERSUADED (not the middle voice as often, ‘we have the inward confide...
CHAP. Hebrews 5:11 to Hebrews 6:20. The writer, knowing how unprepared his readers were to admit that the Aaronic priesthood was inferior to that of Melchisedec and to that of Christ (who was the anti...
BUT WE ARE PERSUADED (πεπεισμεθα δε). Perfect passive indicative of πειθω, literary plural. Note Paul's use of πεπεισμα in 2 Timothy 1:12.BETTER THINGS (τα κρεισσονα). "The better things" than th...
SALVATION (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Hebrews 6:4 Exhortation. I. The danger of apostasy. The Hebrews had become lukewarm, negligent and inert; the Gospel, once clearly seen and dearly loved by them, had become to them dim and vague; the...
In the previous chapter, Paul was writing to some who ought to have been teachers, but who needed still to be taught the first principles of the gospel; they were such babes in grace that they needed...
CONTENTS: Warning against mixture of law and grace. Danger of tasting the Spirit's work in grace and then going back to ceremonies. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Abraham, Melchisedec. CONCLUS...
Hebrews 6:1. _Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,_ as a builder leaves the foundation to complete the superstructure, _let us go on to perfection,_ which he calls here, _telei...
WE FEEL SURE ABOUT YOU. "We speak, like this to warn you of the dangers, but this does not mean that we think you have failed." WE KNOW. We can see in your actions the _evidence_ that you are followin...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 6:9 Having warned about falling away from the faith, the author shows confidence in his readers’ salvation (v. Hebrews 6:9;...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 6:9.—The writer now turns from warning to conciliation and encouragement. He urges steadfastness, diligence, and growth. BETTER THINGS.—Than any such tendency t...
EXPOSITION HEBREWS 6:1, HEBREWS 6:2 WHEREFORE (since it is so incumbent on us to advance out of the state of milk-fed infants), LEAVING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, LET US PRESS ON UNTO...
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, [that is the primaries, the word at the beginning of the gospel of Christ] let us go on to maturity; not laying again the foundation of repe...
1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Acts 11:18;...
But the writer refuses to believe that his readers will incur such a fate. Beloved [α γ α π η τ ο ι]. Only here in the epistle. It often suggests an argument. See 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Corinthians 14...
But, beloved — in this one place he calls them so. he never uses this appellation, but in exhorting. We are persuaded of you things that accompany salvation — We are persuaded you are now saved from y...
Observe here, 1. The holy widom of our apostle, in mollifying the severity of the foregoing commination and prediction; and the good hope, and firm persuasion he had of the Hebrews' perseverance in gr...