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lesson 8 DILIGENCE
PRODUCES HOPE I. TEXTUAL THOUGHTS 1. Ephesians 4:11-13 - Teachers are needed to
edify the church 2. 2 Timothy 2:15 - We need to study to use
God’s word properly 3. Hebrews 10:23-29 - We need to hold fast to
Jesus without wavering 4. 1 John 2:15-17 - We must not love the
world and its wrongful desires 5. 2 Peter 2:18-22 - It is possible to rebel
against God and be lost eternally II. MAIN THEME: Hebrews
5:12-6:20 - We need to grow up from the elementary doctrines and become
mature, doing the good works that
accompany salvation, learning to be more like Christ. God cannot lie, and He has sworn by an
oath that He would bless the offspring of Abraham, who we are by faith. 1. We need to grow up - verses 5:12-14 a. so that we can become teachers - verse 12;
Eph 4:11-13; 2 Tim 2:2; James 3:1-2 b. by studying God’s word - verses 13-14; 2
Tim 2:15; 3:14-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21 2. We need to go on to completeness - verses
6:1-2 a. by leaving the discussion of elementary
principles - verse 1; b. by growing toward completeness - verse 1;
Eph 4:13; James 1:2-8, 25; 1 Pet 5:8-10 3. Because if we do not grow up we may fall
away - verses 4-6 a. when one has already been enlightened, and
tasted the heavenly gift - verses 4-5, 2 Peter 2:20 b. and turns back to the world - verse 6; 1
John 2:15-17 c. it may be impossible to get them to repent
- verse 6; 1 Tim 1:18-20; Heb 10:23-29; 2 Pet 2:18-22 d. since they have rejected Jesus and His
word - verse 6; 1 Thes 4:1-8; Matt 12:31-32; 4. We need to bear fruit in God’s service -
verses 7-10 a. because a blessed field is one that bears
good fruit - verse 7; Matt 7:16-21; John 15:2-8; Gal 5:22-25 b. because good works accompany salvation -
verse 9-10; Phil 2:12-16; 2 Thes 2:13-15; Eph 2:10; Titus
2:14; 3:8; 1 Tim 6:18-19 5. We inherit the promise through faith and
patience - verses 11-12 a. by being faithful till death - verse 11;
Rev 2:10; 2 Tim 4:8 b. by imitating the faith of others - verse
12; 1 Cor 11:1, Hebrews 12:1-2 6. God’s promise is certain, because of God’s
nature - verses 13-20 a. God made a promise to Abraham - verses
13-14; Gen 12:1-3; 22:16-18 b. Abraham received the promise after patient
endurance- verse 15; Rev 2:10 c. The promise and the vow made the blessing
certain, because God cannot lie - verses 16-18 d. We are heirs of that promise by faith -
verse 19; Gal 3:6-14 e. Because Jesus is there to intercede for us
- verse 20; Heb 10:19-25; III. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 1. We need to establish our faith through trials and suffering before becoming teachers - Hebrews 5:14; 6:9-10 2 Tim 2:2; 1 Peter 1:5-7 2. A teacher must understand the power of God and learn to trust His power - Heb 6:14-19; 2 Cor 1:8-11; 12:9 3. There are immature and mature teachings in the Bible, and we need to learn to grow beyond the immature or elementary principles - Hebrews 5:12-14; 6:1-2; 1 Tim 4:4-7, 12-16; 6:3-5; 2 Tim 3:10-12, 16-17; 4:3-4; Titus 1:7-9; 2:1-14; 2 Jn 1:6-11 (mature doctrine relates to how we live our lives as Christians) 4. It is possible for a child of God to sin so as to be lost eternally - Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:23-27; Rev 3:5; John 5:14-17 2 Peter 2:20-22; Acts 8:21-22 5. It is impossible for any power outside us to take us away from God's love and protection - Hebrews 6:19; Romans 8:34-39; 1 Cor 10:13 IV: MEMORY VERSES - Hebrews 6:19-20 |