12/01/2022

引言:

希伯来书6章接着上一章讲到要‘长大成人’便要进深，不可以停留在基本道理上。要竭力进入完全，领受神的应许，免得受焚烧的结局。

一、离开开端进到完全（V1-3）

基督道理的开端是很重要的‘根基’。但是我们却不要停留要离开开端，在上面进行建造！‘离开’不是指离弃，是指要继续前进，不要停留在原地。‘完全’原文的意思是‘成熟’，与‘长大成人’(来5:14) 同字。

所以，我们要回应神倚靠神活出真理，就像从初阶到中阶，最后去到高阶。在属灵上长大成熟，进入神的应许!

二、不可离弃基督的道（V4-8）

1. 离弃之人无从悔改（V4-6）

我们先要明白‘跌倒’和‘离弃’之间的区别。人难免‘软弱犯错’，但是只要回转认罪悔改，基督不会把我们抛弃，会继续与人同在！‘离弃’ 是指故意背弃真理，完全弃绝基督让主蒙羞。

所以。离弃了真道不能懊悔，是因为背道者选择了‘不想懊悔’！背弃了主，也无法在其他地方找到救恩，所以就无从悔改！

2.离弃的结局是焚烧（V7-8）

一个人若蒙了恩，生命却是不懂得懊悔，就好像一块田，从神得了福，却长出荆棘和蒺藜，他若离弃了基督的道路，他的结局就是要被焚烧、不能被神使用。而且是没有人会责怪主人将它焚烧!

三、凭信心忍耐得应许（V9-20）

1.殷勤服事坚持到底（V10-12）

要进到神的应许，起来服事神是重要关键之一，并且要在艰难和挑战里仍然殷勤服事!
怀着盼望一直坚持到底，效法那些承受神的应许之人。神看见并且记得一切！

2. 恒久忍耐领受应许（V13-20）

亚伯拉罕可说是凭信心和忍耐承受应许的好榜样，可以激励当时灰心的信徒效法持恒久忍耐，不半途而废。

总结：

当竭力进到完全，在属灵上长大成熟，生命有灵魂的锚，跟随主进入幔内与神同在，领受神的美好祝福和应许!

Hebrews 6: Try Your Best To Be Perfect & Receive The Promise
GK611 Morning Devotion
12/1/2022
Speaker: IP Daniel Kew + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

Hebrews 6 follows the previous chapter on to ‘of full age’ and eat solid food, and then to go deeper, not to stop at the basic truths. You must make every effort to enter into perfection and receive the promises of God, lest you suffer the end of burning.

1. Leaving the Beginning to Enter into Perfection (v1-3)

This passage exhorts the believers of that time to grow in faith. So one should leave the beginnings of Christ’s reasoning in order to make every effort to enter into perfection.

These ‘beginnings’ as ‘foundations’ are very important. But let us not stop at the foundations. Let’s build on top of the foundation!

‘Leave’ does not mean to depart, it means to move on, not to stay where we are.

The original word for ‘perfect’ means ‘mature’, the same word as ‘of full age’ (Heb. 5:14).

If God permits it He will help. Therefore, we need to respond to God’s teaching and rely on Him to help us live out the truth, just as we move from the beginning to the middle and finally to the high. Grow in spiritual maturity and enter into the promises of God!

2. Do Not Turn Away From the Word of Christ (V4-8)

(1) No repentance for those who forsake (V4-6)

We must first understand the difference between ‘falling’ and ‘forsaking’. It is inevitable that people ‘fall into weakness and make mistakes’, but if we turn and repent, Christ will not abandon us, but will continue to be with them! To ‘forsake’ means to deliberately turn away from the truth and completely abandon Christ to bring shame to the Lord.

So, one cannot regret having forsaken the truth because the backslider has chosen ‘not to regret’! Having forsaken the Lord, one cannot find salvation elsewhere either, so there is no repentance!

(2) The end of forsaking is to be burned (V7-8)

If a man is blessed, but his life is unrepentant, he is like a field that has been blessed by God, but grows thorns and thistles; if he forsakes the way of Christ, his end will be to be burned and not to be used by God. And no one will blame the owner for burning it!

3. The Promise of Patience by Faith (V9-20)

(1) Serve diligently and persevere to the end (V10-12)

To enter into the promises of God, it is one of the important keys to rise up and serve God, and to do so diligently in spite of the difficulties and challenges!

Persevere to the end with hope, following the example of those who bear the promises of God. God sees and remembers everything!

(2) Perseverance and receiving the promises (V13-20)

Abraham can be said to be a good example of bearing the promise by faith and patience, which can inspire the discouraged believers at that time to follow the example of perseverance and not to give up halfway.

Conclusion:

Pray that the Lord would help us to make every effort to enter into perfection, to grow spiritually mature, to have soul anchors in our lives, to follow the Lord into the veil with God, and to receive the good promises of God!