Hebrews 6:12 Meaning and Explanation
“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”
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Read Full Chapter →He urges them not to grow lazy but to imitate those who, through faith and patient endurance, receive what God has promised.
What Does Hebrews 6:12 Mean?
This verse completes the thought begun in the previous one. The writer's aim is that his readers not become 'slothful,' spiritually dull or sluggish, but instead become imitators of the faithful who have gone before them and inherited God's promises.
The path to the promises is marked by 'faith and patience.' Faith lays hold of what God has said; patience holds on through the long wait until it is fulfilled. Together they describe the steady perseverance of those who trust God and do not give up. The reader is pointed to the example of such saints and invited to walk the same road, confident that the God who promised is faithful to fulfill.
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What does Hebrews 6:12 mean?
He urges them not to grow lazy but to imitate those who, through faith and patient endurance, receive what God has promised.