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 many things to say about him and it is hard to explain it to you, for you are dull of hearing (slow to learn).

Let marriage be honorable among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled: for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

But his lord answered: 'You wicked and lazy servant. You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter.

Do not lag behind in diligence. Be fervent in spirit serving God.

Brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election (choosing) sure. If you do (practice) (exercise) (apply) these things, you will never stumble!

Faith

After waiting patiently, Abraham received the promise.

You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

By faith, when Abraham was called, he obeyed. He went to a place that he was to receive for an inheritance. He went even though he did not know where he was going.

The good ground represents the honest and good-hearted people. They hear the word, hold fast to it and produce forth fruit with patience.

[He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

If we hope for what we do not see, do we have patience to wait for it?

We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity. He who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. This requires the patience and the faith of the holy ones.

This requires patience and endurance for the holy ones, those who obey the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Inherit

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for those who will be heirs of salvation?

You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

By faith he became an alien in the Promised Land. It was not his land. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob. They were heirs with him of the same promise.

God said: 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living!

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died and was buried.

Even Moses showed that the dead are raised when he was near the bush and he called Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Exodus 3:6-14)

This is the promise he promised us, life eternal.

Then I heard a voice from heaven say: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in union with the Lord from this time forward: Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works follow them.

General references

You must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed.

After waiting patiently, Abraham received the promise.