(Heb 6:9b) “…things that accompany salvation…(10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward His Name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”   Take note of “how” they had expressed their love for their Lord; by ministering to other believers. Love demonstrated to others is loving your Savior. Look for those who seem to be neglected and ask the Holy Spirit to love them through you.

(Heb 6:9b) “…things that accompany salvation…(10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward His Name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”  God’s people first of all love Him; and in loving Him they love the brethren. They love the souls of the lost. Here we have a demonstration of true salvation. We have seen it also involves growing in spiritual knowledge and understanding – standing firm in the faith.

(Heb 6:9) “But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.”  So, those described in the previous verses were those who did not possess salvation, the born again experience, which changes our very nature: “If any man be in Christ he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Cor 5:17).

(Heb 6:7) “For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: (8)  But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”  As Jesus taught of the tares sown by Satan among the wheat, in every church you have those who have never truly been saved. These are professors but never really possessors of salvation.

(Heb 6:4) “For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”   Part 3: Notice how inserting “if it would be” for “it is” agrees with the context: (Heb 6:9) “But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.” 

(Heb 6:4) “For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”   Part Two: Ok. I know the Bible again and again teaches salvation is eternal, never ending. If this verse cannot be saying that, then what is it saying. Notice  the two little words in brackets, italics in the King James Bible, “it is”. Those, as in other places, were inserted to help clarify. In this case, it doesn’t. The words could read, “if it would be”.

(Heb 6:4) “For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6)  If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”  Part One: in every area of instruction/learning, it is built upon basics. One never throws out a basic, but instead builds upon it. In other words, I never throw away what I know in the face of what I don’t know. These verses are such an example. They seem to say something contrary to the myriad verses that teach salvation cannot be lost.

(Heb 6:1) “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, … (Heb 6:3) And this will we do, if God permit.”  Paul is saying, we will teach you spiritual truths “if” God allows you to understand them. The understanding of them is for the saved, the withholding of understanding for the lost, as verses 4 to 12 will reveal.

(Heb 6:1) “Therefore leaving the principles….(2) Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”     “Eternal judgment”: those two words together stress that once pronounced and carried out, the sentence is unchangeable for eternity. It is as all of God’s Word – without end.

WATER   (Heb 6:1) “Therefore leaving the principles….(2) Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”     Just as with the subject of faith, one cannot be saved who does not embrace the resurrection of Christ Jesus, and thus their own physical resurrection as promised by God: 1Co 15:51  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (52) …the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”