Hebrews 6:13-20

Hebrews 6:13-20

[13] For  when God  made promise  to Abraham,  because  he could  swear  by  no  he sware  by  himself,  [14] Saying,  blessing  and  multiplying  [15] And  so,  after he had patiently endured,  he obtained  the promise.  [16] For  men  swear  by  and  an oath  for  confirmation  is to them  an end  of all  strife.  [17] Wherein  God,  willing  to shew  unto the heirs  of promise  the immutability  of his  counsel,  confirmed  it by an oath:  [18] 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:  [19] Which  hope we have  as  an anchor  of the soul,  both  sure  and  stedfast,  and  which entereth  into  that within  the veil;  [20] Whither  the forerunner  for  entered,  even Jesus,  made  an high priest  for  ever  after  the order  of Melchisedec. 

What does Hebrews 6:13-20 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Again the change in genre, this time from exhortation to exposition, signals a new literary unit within the epistle. Here the writer proceeded to expound the reliability of God"s promise to Christians through Jesus Christ"s high priestly ministry. Notice the repetition of key words introduced in Hebrews 6:12 as the exposition unfolds. This pericope contains a strong argument for the believer"s eternal security, so it is unlikely that we should understand the earlier part of the chapter as saying that we can lose our salvation.