Hebrews 6:17
The Scripture
(17) Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Hebrews 6 urges believers to move past elementary teachings toward spiritual maturity, warning that those who fall away after tasting God's gifts cannot be renewed to repentance. It points to God's unbreakable promise to Abraham as grounds for confident hope. The chapter closes by calling this hope a sure anchor for the soul, secured by Jesus, our forerunner and high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 36:8Song of Solomon 5:1Isaiah 55:7John 10:10I Peter 1:3Hebrews 6:12Hebrews 11:7Hebrews 11:9Romans 8:17Galatians 3:29James 2:5I Peter 3:7
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