Hebrews 6:9-12
9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
We who are called out and have been regenerated through faith in Christ are not fearful of losing our standing before God like those previously mentioned who taste but do not participate in salvation. We can have confidence because of Christ’s work in us and His promises that have changed and continue to change us into His likeness. God sees the resulting works we were prepared to do (Ephesians 2:10) and His love in us for others (1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 John 4:7), and so should we see these things as evidence. He sees our faith in action, our true faith evidenced by these works, and so we hold confidently to His salvation and promises. We serve each other in love and persist with perseverance to the end, reminding each other from scripture not to become weary or lazy, but instead imitate the examples in scripture and life of those who keep trusting and patiently wait for eternity’s inheritance in Christ, whose inheritance we are (Ephesians 1:11-14, 18) to Christ our Lord and Savior.
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