And this will we do, if God permit, is the resolve to continue with the teaching under discussion, with the recognition that carrying it out rests on God's permission. In Hebrews 5-7 it stands where the shadow of good things to come ceased at the cross, at the termination of the seventy weeks, when the Levitical priesthood was superseded by the priesthood of the order of Melchizedek, as the tabernacle made with hands gave place to the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man. It belongs to Hebrews 6:1-6, which stands with Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 4, especially verse 8, and Hebrews 10:26-28 as a text calling for brief, simple explanation.
It belongs to an exhortation to move beyond the foundations or first principles of Christian teaching and to go on toward spiritual maturity and perfection rather than stop at them. This advance in Christian teaching and growth depends on God's permission. Building on first principles means allowing faith to develop character and baptism to show a new life in Christ. Going on toward perfection means not remaining in a cycle of sinning and repenting. The surrounding warning shows the danger of ceasing to grow: a person who falls away after receiving the Spirit and knowing God's gifts cannot be renewed to repentance.
It is connected with the statement that the Lord swore by Himself, supporting the propriety of taking an oath when required by proper authority. It shows that Christians may proceed with their plans only if God permits. It is applied to the resolve that only a soul at rest truly observes the day of rest, with that resolve dependent on God's permission.
It shows that gospel work is done only if God permits, in the strength and wisdom given by Christ. The work to be done is speaking the gospel as a trust from God, not to please men but to please God who tries the hearts, because the way pleasing to God is the only way to truly benefit humanity. That gospel way is the gospel as the power of God to save everyone who believes and the sole remedy for all earth's ills, to be preached to all people rich or poor, high or low, of every race, nation, religion, and creed. It is able to convert and save the sinner to the uttermost, comfort and build up the child of God, care for body as well as soul and for physical and mental needs as well as moral and spiritual necessities, set men free in Christ from every form of bondage and slavery, and restore the lost image of God in the lowest.
And this will we do, if God permit, is the resolve to continue with the teaching under discussion, with the recognition that carrying it out rests on God's permission. In Hebrews 5-7 it stands where the shadow of good things to come ceased at the cross, at the termination of the seventy weeks, when the Levitical priesthood was superseded by the priesthood of the order of Melchizedek, as the tabernacle made with hands gave place to the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man. It belongs to Hebrews 6:1-6, which stands with Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 4, especially verse 8, and Hebrews 10:26-28 as a text calling for brief, simple explanation.
It belongs to an exhortation to move beyond the foundations or first principles of Christian teaching and to go on toward spiritual maturity and perfection rather than stop at them. This advance in Christian teaching and growth depends on God's permission. Building on first principles means allowing faith to develop character and baptism to show a new life in Christ. Going on toward perfection means not remaining in a cycle of sinning and repenting. The surrounding warning shows the danger of ceasing to grow: a person who falls away after receiving the Spirit and knowing God's gifts cannot be renewed to repentance.
It is connected with the statement that the Lord swore by Himself, supporting the propriety of taking an oath when required by proper authority. It shows that Christians may proceed with their plans only if God permits. It is applied to the resolve that only a soul at rest truly observes the day of rest, with that resolve dependent on God's permission.
It shows that gospel work is done only if God permits, in the strength and wisdom given by Christ. The work to be done is speaking the gospel as a trust from God, not to please men but to please God who tries the hearts, because the way pleasing to God is the only way to truly benefit humanity. That gospel way is the gospel as the power of God to save everyone who believes and the sole remedy for all earth's ills, to be preached to all people rich or poor, high or low, of every race, nation, religion, and creed. It is able to convert and save the sinner to the uttermost, comfort and build up the child of God, care for body as well as soul and for physical and mental needs as well as moral and spiritual necessities, set men free in Christ from every form of bondage and slavery, and restore the lost image of God in the lowest.