Hebrews:6
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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 ,
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Of the doctrine of baptisms ,
and of laying on of hands ,
and of resurrection of the dead ,
and of eternal judgment .
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And this will we do ,
if God permit .
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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 ,
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And have tasted the good word of God ,
and the powers of the world to come ,
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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 .
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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 :
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But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected ,
and is nigh unto cursing ;
whose end is to be burned .
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But ,
beloved ,
we are persuaded better things of you ,
and things that accompany salvation ,
though we thus speak .
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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 .
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And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end :
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That ye be not slothful ,
but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises .
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For when God made promise to Abraham ,
because he could swear by no greater ,
he sware by himself ,
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Saying ,
Surely blessing I will bless thee ,
and multiplying I will multiply thee .
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And so ,
after he had patiently endured ,
he obtained the promise .
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For men verily swear by the greater :
and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife .
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Wherein God ,
willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel ,
confirmed it by an oath :
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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 :
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Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul ,
both sure and stedfast ,
and which entereth into that within the veil ;
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Whither the forerunner is for us entered ,
even Jesus ,
made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec .