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let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith ,
with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water .
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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering ,
for he who promised is faithful ;
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and let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works ,
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not neglecting to meet together ,
as is the habit of some ,
but encouraging one another ,
and all the more as you see the Day drawing near .
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For if we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth ,
there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins ,
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but a fearful prospect of judgment ,
and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries .
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A man who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy at the testimony of two or three witnesses .
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How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the man who has spurned the Son of God ,
and profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified ,
and outraged the Spirit of grace ?
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For we know him who said , "
Vengeance is mine ,
I will repay ."
And again , "
The Lord will judge his people ."
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It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God .
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But recall the former days when ,
after you were enlightened ,
you endured a hard struggle with sufferings ,
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sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction ,
and sometimes being partners with those so treated .
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For you had compassion on the prisoners ,
and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property ,
since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one .
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Therefore do not throw away your confidence ,
which has a great reward .
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For you have need of endurance ,
so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised .
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For yet a little while ,
and the coming one shall come and shall not tarry ;
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but my righteous one shall live by faith ,
and if he shrinks back ,
my soul has no pleasure in him ."
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But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed ,
but of those who have faith and keep their souls .