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reasons to be secure

Hebrews 6:13-20 (JDV)

Hebrews 6:13 You see, when God made a promise to Abraham since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:
Hebrews 6:14 I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.
Hebrews 6:15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:16 You see, people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them, a confirming oath ends every dispute.
Hebrews 6:17 Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
Hebrews 6:18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the throat, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.
Hebrews 6:20 Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner because he has become a high priest permanently according to the order of Melchizedek.

reasons to be secure

In yesterday’s passage, we were told not to stay at the foundation, but to build on it. People get obsessed with the foundation of their faith because they lack assurance. So, here we have three reasons we can be secure in our faith enough to build on it.

First, our salvation is based on God’s promise. He will do it.

Second, we have God’s guarantee that he will keep his promise.

Third, we have God’s permanent high priest, who has entered the inner sanctuary in heaven to intercede for us.