Hebrews 6:1-12 - A Serious Warning Against Falling Away
1 Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of the teaching of immersions, and laying on of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if, indeed, God permit.
4 For as to those who were once enlightened, and tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting Him to open shame. 7 For the land which drank in the rain that often comes upon it, and brings forth an herb fit for those for whose sake also it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; 8 but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we have become persuaded better things concerning you, and things accompanying salvation, even though we thus speak; 10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward His name, in having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. 11 And we desire that each of you show forth the same diligence to the full assurance of the hope to the end; 12 that ye may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and long-suffering, inherit the promises.