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 anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'"

but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever'" --

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: "You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek."

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Impossible

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind."

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: "so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged."

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.

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

(The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)

We might

"I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?

Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her!

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

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

Who

By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there." (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)

Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.

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

And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Lay

When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

unless they became my subjects and made peace with me; let them make peace with me.

For this is what the Lord says: "For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,

No one invokes your name, or makes an effort to take hold of you. For you have rejected us and handed us over to our own sins.

Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

Set

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.

General references

Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.

Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe.

For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,

Not one of the Lord's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.

In God -- I boast in his promise -- in the Lord -- I boast in his promise --

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

"As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah's time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah's flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.

You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.