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  • Battle Hymn of the Republic
  • My Country, ’tis of Thee

  • FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS

    Text: Hebrews 6:1-2
    I. Introduction
    Review
    II. Read the Text
    Hebrews 6:1–2 KJV 1900
    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, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
    III. The Problem: Spiritual Immaturity
    Hebrews 5:11–14 ESV
    About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
    A. Dullness of hearing—the congregation has become sluggish
    B. Regression to basics—they need milk, not solid food
    C. The call to maturity—trained discernment comes through practice
    III. Principles of the doctrine of Christ (vs 1)
    Hebrews 6:1–2 KJV 1900
    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, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
    Six Doctrines
    1. Repentance from dead works
    2. Faith toward God
    3. Baptisms
    4. Laying on of hands
    5. Resurrection of the dead
    6. Eternal judgment
    IV. Repentance
    Hebrews 6:1 KJV 1900
    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,
    A. Repentance Defined
    a. Metanoia - two parts
    Meta - With, beside, or after
    Nous - mind
    a.) nous in the ancient world didn't just mean your intellect or brain.
    b.) the eye of the soul. The faculty in you that was designed to perceive God Himself. The window of the inner man.
    c. Turns to God in faith
    So when the Bible calls you to metanoia, it is not merely saying, "Think different thoughts." It is saying: "Let the eye of your soul be turned around — reoriented — so it faces God again."
    B. Godly Sorrow vs Worldly Sorrow
    2 Corinthians 7:10 NKJV
    For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
    The difference between godly sorrow and worldly sorrow determines spiritual destiny
    a. Godly Sorrow (The Path to Restoration)
    Source: The Holy Spirit’s conviction.
    Focus: The offense against God and the harm done to others.
    Result: Repentance (a change of mind) leading to transformation.
    b. Worldly Sorrow (The Path to Despair)
    Source: Self-centered focus (Self-pity).
    Focus: The consequences to oneself (shame, being caught, loss of reputation).
    Result: Condemnation leading to a cycle of guilt and spiritual paralysis.
    C. Two Examples
    1. Judas - Worldly sorrow consumed him with guilt and despair, leading to death—sorrow turned inward
    2. Peter (The Upward Turn) - The Holy Spirit’s conviction led him to change his mind and turn his behavior around—sorrow turned toward Jesus
    The scale of the sin does not determine our outcome. The direction of our sorrow does. Godly sorrow turns us to Jesus; worldly sorrow turns us away from Him.”
    V. Dead Works
    Hebrews 6:1 KJV 1900
    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,
    A. What are dead works?
    Hebrews 9:14 ESV
    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
    A. Who was Hebrews written to?
    a. Jewish believers
    b. In Hebrews, the specific dead works are the Levitical rituals that professing Jewish Christians had trusted in before salvation in Christ..
    The writer says even those works need purging from your conscience. Why? Because any work done to earn what Christ already purchased is a dead work.
    B. Unfruitful works Today Include
    Dead prayers—spoken to earn favor rather than express gratitude
    Dead songs—sung to impress rather than worship
    Dead offerings—given as payment rather than love response
    Not because prayer, worship, and giving are wrong — they're commanded! — but because the moment they become a payment plan instead of a love response, they die in your hands.
    Dead works are anything we do to make ourselves acceptable to a God who already accepted us in His Son.
    IV. THE CALL: FROM DEAD TO LIVING
    The author commands his audience to free their conscience from regulations of Mosaic Law and instead cling to Christ for cleansing. In doing so, they could truly serve the living God and not dead works2.
    Dead works are anything you do to make yourself acceptable to a God who already accepted you in His Son.
    Living works flow from gratitude for what’s already been done.
    VIII. Conclusion:
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    Have a blessed day!

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