An Anchor, Firm and Secure

Hebrews 6
An Anchor, Firm and Secure

      Words of warning
      Words of hope
                                  

A. A STRONG WARNING [1-8]

      1.  The call to be carried forward  [1-3]

               The thought is not primarily of personal effort,
                         but of personal surrender to an active influence.  [BF Westcott]

      2.  The danger of falling away  [4-8]

B. A STRONG EXPRESSION OF BETTER THINGS [9-12]

      1.  Confidence  [9]

      2.  Confidence based on God’s justice  [10]

      3.  Confidence for every Christian

               a.  Love  [10]

               b.  Hope  [11]

                         If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy,
                         the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.  [CSL]

               c.  Faith  [12]

                         Faith is the heart’s echo to the voice of Christ in the gospel.  [Robert Traill]

               (Evidence of our election:  1 Thessalonians 1.2-4)

C. A STRONG WORD OF HOPE [13-20]

      1.  A great God  [13]

      2.  A good God  [14]

      3.  A sovereign God  [17]

      4.  A faithful God  [18]

      5.  A God for us  [19-20]         
                        
               Our hope is like this anchor, firm and secure,
                         embedded in Jesus Himself who will never fail us.

John Olson