After jolting this Hebrew congregation awake with a stern warning, the author is now sure of better things, namely their salvation. The warning operates as intended; it will offend the cowards and apostates and send them out, but it will also strengthen the saints. They can be encouraged by the fruit of the Spirit that they've already evidenced, and now they can double down and press further up and further in. The church of Christ is always at this crossroads. Will we give in to weakness, ease, and complacency? Or will we be spurred on to perseverance? The perseverance that true saints can enjoy is found only by looking to Jesus Christ, and so that is where you must look, Christian. Look to Christ. Walk with Christ. See how the Spirit has united you to Christ. He will guide you along a path He has already walked; a path that takes you back to the Father. An entire cloud of witnesses has already gone there ahead of us, and now we imitate them as they imitated Christ. Push ahead. Inherit what is promised to you.