Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Hebrews 6:10
For — Ye give plain proof of your faith and love, which the righteous God will surely reward.
For — Ye give plain proof of your faith and love, which the righteous God will surely reward.
Verse Hebrews 6:10. _GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS_] God is only _bound_ to men by his own _promise_: this promise he is not obliged to make; but, when once made, his _righteousness_ or _justice_ requires h...
FOR GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS - God will do no wrong. He will not forget or fail to reward the endeavors of his people to promote his glory, and to do good. The meaning here is, that by their kindness in...
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)...
UNRIGHTEOUS Greek. _adikos._ See Romans 3:5. LABOUR OF The texts omit. LOVE. Greek. _agape_. App-135. HAVE. Omit. SHEWED. exhibited Greek. _endeiknumi_ See Romans 2:15. TOWARD. Greek. _eis_. App-...
_to forget_ The aorist implies "to forget in a moment." Comp. Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 11:20. God, even amid your errors, will not overlook the signs of grace working in you. Comp. Jeremiah 31:16;...
ΤΗ͂Σ� אABCDE. The beautiful phrase of the rec. τοῦ κόπου τῆς� is a gloss from 1 Thessalonians 1:3. 10. ἘΠΙΛΑΘΈΣΘΑΙ. The aorist implies “_to forget in a moment_.” Comp. Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 11:20. God...
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...
ΈΠΙΛΑΘΈΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) inf. от_ ΈΠΙΛΑΝΘΆΝΟΜΑΙ (G1950) забывать, с _gen._ Эпэкз. _inf._ объясняет слово ΆΔΙΚΟΣ, ΈΝΕΔΕΊΞΑΣΘΕ _aor. ind. med. от_ ΈΝΔΕΊΚΝΥΜΙ (G1731) показывать. Предложное сочетан...
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...
FOR GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS, &C.— "I just now mentioned my hopes of your complete salvation; and I have reason to entertain such hopes, as well knowing the pious and benevolent dispositions, which many...
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...
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. NOT UNRIGHTEOUS - not unfaithful...
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...
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...
In expressing the ground of his hope he does not directly say, “For I have heard of your fruitfulness;” he implies this, and then, in accordance with the parable of Hebrews 6:7, he declares that God w...
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...
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...
οὐ γὰρ ἄδικος.… “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward His name in that ye ministered and still do minister to the saints.” He recognises in their Christia...
“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...
(5) 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. (5) He praises them for their...
(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,...
10._For God is not unrighteous, etc. _These words signify as much as though he had said, that from good beginnings he hoped for a good end. But here a difficulty arises, because he seems to say that G...
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...
FOR GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS,.... He is just and true, righteous in all his ways and works; there is no unrighteousness nor unfaithfulness in him; and this the apostle makes a reason of his strong persu...
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...
Οὐ γὰρ ἄδικος ὁ Θεὸς, ἐπιλαθέσθαι τοῦ ἔργου ὑμῶν, καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης, ἧς ἐνεδείξασθε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, διακονήσαντες τοῖς ἀγίοις και διακονοῦντες. The Syriac renders ἄδικος by עָוָּל, “perver...
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. Ver. 10. _For God is not unrighte...
HEB. 6:10. 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. _ Blank Bible: _ [F...
_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...
GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS; he would not fail to reward the acts of love which for his sake they had done to his people. Matthew 10:41-42....
Progress in sanctification:...
FOR GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS TO FORGET YOUR WORK AND LABOR OF LOVE, WHICH YE HAVE SHOWED TOWARD HIS NAME, IN THAT YE HAVE MINISTERED TO THE SAINTS, AND DO MINISTER...
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 introduceth the reason of the apostle's former persuasion concerning them, which was the real graces of faith and love to God wrought in their hearts, and shown in their work, which was better tha...
Hebrews 6:10 For G1063 God G2316 not G3756 unjust G94 forget G1950 (G5635) your G5216 work G2041 and...
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...
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...
Hebrews 6:10. FOR (and he has reason for this conviction) GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS SO AS TO FORGET YOUR WORK AND THE LOVE (‘labour of' [love] is without adequate support; it was probably taken from the...
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...
GOD IS NOT UNFAIR. God will bless the ground that has already grown good plants. Their Christian activities and practical charities will not be forgotten. IN THE HELP. _MacKnight_ thinks this points e...
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 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Corinthians 16:1; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 3:14;...
He is encouraged in this confidence by the fact that they are still as formerly engaged in Christian ministries. Your work and labor of love [τ ο υ ε ρ γ ο υ υ μ ω ν κ α ι τ η ς α γ α π η ς]. Omit la...