Enduring Hope - Hebrews 6:11-20

The author is persuaded that he is speaking to those who are not so dull as to be deaf to his warning to avoid apostasy. They don’t crucify Christ again. They are not wooed to return to the pomp and circumstance of their former Jewish lifestyle. Further, they have served and still serve with the fruit of the Spirit. The author’s current discussion sets the stage for a deeper discussion that encompasses Jesus’ priesthood in the order of Melchizedek, His propitiation, and our access to God’s throne of Grace. The author’s encouraging words point to the basic purpose of the book, ‘to cast off any weight or entangling sin by fixing our eyes upon Jesus, the initiator and perfecter of our faith’ (cf. Heb. 12:1-3).