Hebrews 6:12

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Summary

Hebrews 6:12

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Ye

2 Peter 1:10

Faith

Inherit

General references

Proverbs 2:20

Proverbs 26:14

Hebrews 6:15

Bible References

Ye

We have a great deal to say about this, and it’s difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.

Marriage must be respected by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge immoral people and adulterers.

“But his master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.

Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

Faith

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.

This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.

This demands the perseverance of the saints, who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”

Inherit

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side.

The rich man also died and was buried.

Moses even indicated in the passage about the burning bush that the dead are raised, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

General references

So follow the way of good people,
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.