The version used is KJV
This post addresses key verses in Hebrews that warns believers on staying steadfast and not falling away. This is not an exhaustive study but a short one within the context of Hebrews.
Outline
The bookends of Chapter 6 of the book of Hebrews is about Melchizadek and how Yeshua/Jesus is our High Priest in the order of Melchizadek. [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.5.11]]-[[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.20]] is the setup for Chapter 7.
- It will be difficult to understand and learn about Melchizadek [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.5.11]]
- We need to grow in our maturity as believers and followers of Yeshua [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.5.12]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.5.14]]
- Warning not to leave the foundations that has been taught [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.1]]-[[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.2]]
- Warning on those who fall away [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.4]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.6]]
- Measure of fuit [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.7]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.8]]
- Commendation on the work of early believers [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.9]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.12]]
- Assurance of hope and steadfastness, using the example of Abraham [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.11]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.15]]
- Immutability of God and our hope on something steadfast that can be relied upon; also contrast of human oath vs Godly oath. [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.16]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.18]]
- Hope as an anchor for our soul to enter into the Holy of the Holies with Yeshua as our High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizadek [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.19]] - [[kjv/Hebrews/Hebrews.6.20]]
Topic Study
Once saved always saved vs blessed assurance
Conditional vs Just->Sanct->Glo
Fall away examples
As a believer, if you watch porn every day vs quit porn for few days and came back vs quit for a year and key coming back etc.
Saved as the end goal vs serving the King
Lessons from Exodus and Torah to how Salvation actually works
Faith as both verb and noun
Reconciling all of these with Yeshua's teachings
Esau's unbelief ev though he sought with tears
How do you know if you are saved
City of refuge anology
Unintentional murder, city of refuge, high priest as analogy to Yeshua our High Priest for ever Prayer, repentence, heart and works
Word Study
fall away
G3895 parapipto παραπίπτω to fall beside a person or thing to slip aside to deviate from the right path, turn aside, wander to error to fall away (from the true faith): from worship of Jehovah
This word is used in LXX for Eze14:13, Eze15:8,Eze20:27, H4604 ma'al for unfaithful and trecheros act against man or God
In Eze18:24, it confirms the warning.
The confirmation of the assurance mentioned in Heb6 is again found via Heb11:6