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I’m Well Done — Knowing Jesus, Finishing Well
Lesson 11 — An Anchor for the Soul
Passage: Hebrews 6:1–20 (King James Version)
Welcome to I’m Well Done. This is Lesson Eleven in our Hebrews Bible Study, “An Anchor for the Soul.” Today we’re reading Hebrews chapter six, verses one through twenty, from the King James Bible.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
And this will we do, if God permit.
The last lesson ended with a call to grow. Here, “perfection” points to maturity. The foundation is already laid. Now it’s time to build on it.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
This is a serious warning about turning away from the Son of God after receiving great spiritual privileges. The same rain falls on the ground. What grows shows how the ground has received it.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hear the tenderness in that word “beloved.” God remembers the love you show His people. Keep serving and trusting Him, even while you wait.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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:
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
God gave Abraham His promise and confirmed it with an oath. God’s word stands. Our hope reaches into God’s presence, where Jesus has already entered for us. He is our High Priest forever.
What are you waiting on today? Bring it to the Lord in prayer, then take the next faithful step. Keep your hope anchored in Jesus.
Until next time, keep knowing Jesus, and finish well.
Study notes
| Passage | Focus |
|---|---|
| Hebrews 6:1–3 | Perfection means maturity here. Build on the foundation of repentance and faith. |
| Hebrews 6:4–8 | Fall away is a grave warning about repudiating the Son of God. The rain and the soil illustrate different responses to spiritual privileges. |
| Hebrews 6:9–12 | Labour of love and diligence show up in serving God’s people and persevering in faith and hope. |
| Hebrews 6:13–18 | Immutable means unchangeable. God’s promise and His oath give believers strong encouragement to hold on to hope. |
| Hebrews 6:19–20 | Within the veil points to God’s presence. Jesus, our forerunner, has gone there on our behalf as our High Priest forever. |
Cross-references
- Hebrews 5:11–14 — The call to maturity carries over from Lesson 10.
- Genesis 22:15–18 — God swears by Himself and confirms His promise to Abraham.
- Hebrews 4:14–16 — Jesus our High Priest gives us confidence to come to the throne of grace.
- Hebrews 9:24 — Christ appears in the presence of God for us.
- Psalm 110:4 — The promise of a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.
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