Hebrews 6:11

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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:

We desire

To the

Of hope

General references

Luke 14:30

Luke 21:19

Hebrews 13:1

Bible References

We desire

on exhortation: he that giveth, let him be disinterested; he that presideth, let him be diligent; he that sheweth mercy, let him do it with cheerfulness.

therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

let us then not be weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we be not tired.

and the favour I ask of him is this, that your kindness to me may be crown'd with farther improvements in knowledge and all prudence;

Let us therefore, who have been instructed, have this in view: and if you are sollicitous about any thing else, God will reveal even that unto you.

this indeed you practise towards all our brethren in Macedonia; and we only exhort you to advance more and more therein:

As for you, my brethren, be not weary of your commendable industry:

Do you on your part employ all your care in adding to your faith, fortitude: to fortitude, knowledge:

since then, my dear brethren, your expectations are such, take care to appear before him, without any defect or blemish, in order to be happy; and be persuaded,

To the

but Christ govern'd his own house in quality of son and heir, and 'tis we that are his house, provided we stedfastly persevere unto the end in the publick profession of that hope, in virtue of which we glory.

let us draw near with sincerity, in full assurance of faith, having our consciences purified from guilt, and our bodies washed with pure water.

that their hearts might be comforted, and that being firmly united in love, they might possess the highest and fullest persuasion of the truth of this doctrine, by entring into this mystery, even of God the father, and of Christ,

since the gospel we preach'd, did not consist only of words, but was fully confirm'd by miracles and gifts of the holy spirit, you yourselves being witnesses, what we did among you and for you.

Wherefore be the more diligent, my brethren, to secure your vocation and election by your virtuous actions, for by so doing, you will never relapse:

as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.

Of hope

that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to deceive us, we, who have no other refuge to fly to, but to maintain our present hopes,

who has given us access by faith to that degree of favour, we are in, by which we triumph in the hopes of divine glory.

for we are saved but by hope: but hope supposes things not yet present; for how can a man hope for what he has now in possession?

be joyful in hope; be patient under affliction; persevere in prayer;

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy spirit.

and now faith, hope, social virtue, these three will all remain; but the most permanent of the three is social virtue.

but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.

for the sake of that happiness, which you hope for, and is reserv'd for you in heaven, of which you have already been inform'd by the preaching of the truth, that is, the gospel:

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ, and God our father, who has loved us, and by his favour given us the advantageous hopes of eternal joys, consolate your souls,

Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us, and given us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the expectation of immortal life,

Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.

General references

this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.

by your perseverance you will save your souls.

Let brotherly love still reign.