Hebrews 6: An Anchor for the Soul

Hebrews 6 urges readers to press on to maturity. It warns seriously about falling away, then says the readers are expected to show better things. God does not forget their love shown in serving the saints. God made a promise to Abraham and swore by himself. Because God cannot lie, believers have hope as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast.

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¹ Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ This will we do, if God permits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Hebrews 6 · Preschool

Abraham Waited for God

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Color Abraham looking at the stars. God keeps his promises!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”

Hebrews 6:15 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Explain that God promised Abraham a big family, and Abraham waited patiently until God did it. God always keeps his promises. Tell your child one promise God keeps.

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Imitators of Faith

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Read and Think

Hebrews 6 begins, let’s press on to perfection. The letter lists basic teachings like repentance, faith, baptisms, and resurrection, and says believers should build on that foundation. Then comes a serious warning about people who taste God’s goodness and then fall away. The picture is of land that drinks the rain but grows only thorns.

Right away the letter says, But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you. God saw how the readers loved him by serving the saints. The letter wants each of them to keep the same diligence to the end, not being sluggish, but imitating those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

Abraham is the example. God promised to bless him and multiply him, and he swore by himself. Abraham waited patiently and obtained the promise. God’s promise and oath are two things that cannot change, and in them it is impossible for God to lie. So hope works like an anchor. It holds the soul steady and reaches into God’s presence, where Jesus has gone ahead.

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What does the letter want believers to build on?
What does the letter say right after its warning?
Who is the example of patient faith?
What two things cannot change?

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promiseGodhopeAbraham

saw how the readers loved him by serving the saints.
is the example.
Abraham waited patiently and obtained the .
So works like an anchor.

Think About It

Who is someone whose faith and patience you would like to imitate?
When do you need hope to hold you steady like an anchor?

Memory Verse

“For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.”

Hebrews 6:10 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What does sluggish mean?
What is a forerunner?

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Hebrews 6 · Grade 5

Two Unchangeable Things

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Hebrews 6 continues the call from chapter 5 to move beyond milk. The first principles are good: repentance, faith toward God, baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. But a foundation is for building on. Verses 4 to 8 then give one of the most serious warnings in the New Testament. It describes people who were enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and then fell away. Like land that drinks rain but bears only thorns, such a life does not produce what God intended. The letter does not explain exactly who these people are, and these sheets do not guess.

Verse 9 changes the tone completely. But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation. The evidence is their love. They served the saints and kept serving them, and God is not unrighteous, so as to forget this. The letter wants them to keep going with the same diligence, not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

Abraham shows how. God swore by himself, since he could swear by no one greater, and Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. People use oaths to end disputes. God added an oath to his promise so that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, his people would have strong encouragement. This hope is an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast. It enters within the veil, where Jesus went as a forerunner and became a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Show What You Know

Name three first principles from verses 1 and 2.
What evidence makes the letter confident about the readers?
Why did God add an oath to his promise?
Where does the anchor of hope reach?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

hopepromisegoodGodAbraham

The first principles are : repentance, faith toward God, baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Like land that drinks rain but bears only thorns, such a life does not produce what intended.
shows how.
God swore by himself, since he could swear by no one greater, and Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the .
This is an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast.

Think About It

Why might a serious warning and a warm encouragement be placed side by side?
An anchor is fixed to something outside the boat. What is your hope fixed to?

Memory Verse

“But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.”

Hebrews 6:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

When has a promise someone kept helped you trust them more?
How can you help someone at church this week?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Abraham Waited for God

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Anchor

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God Keeps Promises

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A Steady Anchor

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Sure and Steadfast

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Imitators of Faith

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Two Unchangeable Things

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