Therefore, since a promise remains of entering
His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed
the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard
did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.
– Hebrews 4.1-2
We looked a few days at those professed believers or are not
possessors of real faith. He we have another look at those who seem to be a
part of the body of Christ, but have never fully put their faith in Him. They
are part of ‘us’ because they seem to be a part of the church.
Here the writer of Hebrews tells us why he is so persistent
in sticking to this theme. There are some to whom the word of God was preached,
along with everyone else. They would hear all about the eternal rest God was
promising, but they did not profit them. They have so far fallen short of it.
And the reason is simple – their hearing was not mixed with faith.
Some folks may be reading this who have been a part of
things for as long as they can remember. They have always been in church. They
have heard the word since they were children. Years may have passed and one
thing is still missing. They may have never mixed faith in with their hearing.
For those in that situation all those years of church and
preaching are not going to have any profit. The salvation that is so close is
in danger of slipping away.
Let’s be sure that our hearing has combined with faith so
that we do not lose out on the profit of eternal salvation.
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