Hebrews 6:18

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Hebrews 6:18

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Summary

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Two

Impossible

1 John 5:10

We might

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Who

Lay

1 Timothy 6:12

Set

Hebrews 12:1

Romans 3:25

General references

Bible References

Two

As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest.'"

but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever.'"

The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Impossible

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret."

By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged."

if we are faithless, he remains faithful--for he cannot deny himself.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

We might

"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,

"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her;

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Who

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there.

that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Lay

When the news came to Joab--for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom--Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.

Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, let them make peace with me."

For thus says the LORD: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant,

There is no one who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities.

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Set

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

General references

And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.

that the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life:

For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,

Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

"This is like the days of Noah to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you.

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.