Hebrews 6:1(ESV)
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.
The word of the beginning of Christ refers to the six tend that constitute the foundation of the Christian life: repentance from dead works, faith in God, the teaching of baptisms, the laying of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
The first item of each pair refers to our emergence from a negative situation and the second speaks of our entering into a positive thing. Repentance is a turning away from dead works, faith is the entry into God. Baptisms are separations from and terminations of the negative things, the laying on of hands is the identification and fellowship with the divine things.
In the experience of our spiritual life, there is always the Lord’s doing, on the one side, and our pursuit of cooperation with Him, on the other side. The Lord wants to bring us to maturity, but we still need to cooperate with Him by being brought on to perfection and maturity. Hallelujah!!!
Prayer:
Thank you heavenly Father for separating me from dead works. Guide and help me to follow after charity and shine forth in my life in Jesus’ Name.Amen.
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