Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-6:8
Lesson Outline
The doctrine of the superiority of the Son (Hebrews 1:1-10:18)The thesis (Hebrews 1:1-3)His superiority to angels (Hebrews 1:4-2:18)His superiority over Moses (Hebrews 3:1-4:13)The superiority of the Son over Aaron (Hebrews 4:14-10:18)The better position (Hebrews 4:14-16)The better priest (Hebrews 5:1-8:5)The prerequisites for priesthood (Hebrews 5:1-6The perfection of the Son (Hebrews 5:7-10)The danger of degeneration (Hebrews 5:11-6:20)The problem of dullness (Hebrews 5:11-14)The possibility of apostatizing (Hebrews 6:1-8)v. 1 “maturity”vv. 1-2 Notice the six pairs of words. Are they O. T. or N. T. or both O. T. and N. T. practices?vv. 4-5 Four privilegesNote: what is not mentioned?
v. 6 “have fallen away”: What does this mean?Loss of salvationImpossibility of attempts to be saved over and over againThis is purely hypotheticalLoss of rewardsThose who professed faith lapsed back into JudaismConclusion and application