SCARY HARD TRUTH (10 OF 29)
Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-8
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Scary Hard Truth (10 of 29)
Series: Hebrews
Robert Dawson
Hebrews 6:1-8
As a parent or teacher - really, anyone in a position of authority and leadership for that matter - has to undertake the tough task of discipline/correction from time to time. Every one of us, as adults, have been on both sides of the process. It is not a pleasant process from either standpoint but it is necessary at times.
1. If we are to learn and grow - we not only need love and support - we need someone to shake us and wake us up to reality so we can see what areas of our lives need improving and where we are failing because they are not always self-evident.
2. We not only benefit from those wonderful pats on the back but we also benefit from the occasional foot in the behind.
3. Sometimes we need people to throw flowers of praise in our direction and other times we need them to break off a switch and take us to the woodshed.
The writer of this letter has been teaching (imparting truth and warning of dangers) but here in the last part of chapter 5 and the beginning of chapter 6 he breaks off a switch and marches this group of Jewish beliers to the spiritual woodshed. He wants to shake them out of their spiritual doldrums and snap them to reality.
1. These believers needed to grow up spiritually.
2. They had quit listening, quit learning and consequently quit growing.
3. They suffered from stunted spiritual growth (malaise of that day that still persists and is prevalent in ours).
Last week we saw a frustrated and disappointed preacher - spiritual parent - get very pointed about the current spiritual condition of this church. He told them they had...
1. Become lazy in their pursuit of spiritual growth. Basically, he told them they were lazy and needed to grow up.
a. Spiritual ignorance and biblical illiteracy has always been a problem for the church. It was a problem in that day (first days of the church) and it is also prevalent in our day.
b. The problem was ...
Series: Hebrews
Robert Dawson
Hebrews 6:1-8
As a parent or teacher - really, anyone in a position of authority and leadership for that matter - has to undertake the tough task of discipline/correction from time to time. Every one of us, as adults, have been on both sides of the process. It is not a pleasant process from either standpoint but it is necessary at times.
1. If we are to learn and grow - we not only need love and support - we need someone to shake us and wake us up to reality so we can see what areas of our lives need improving and where we are failing because they are not always self-evident.
2. We not only benefit from those wonderful pats on the back but we also benefit from the occasional foot in the behind.
3. Sometimes we need people to throw flowers of praise in our direction and other times we need them to break off a switch and take us to the woodshed.
The writer of this letter has been teaching (imparting truth and warning of dangers) but here in the last part of chapter 5 and the beginning of chapter 6 he breaks off a switch and marches this group of Jewish beliers to the spiritual woodshed. He wants to shake them out of their spiritual doldrums and snap them to reality.
1. These believers needed to grow up spiritually.
2. They had quit listening, quit learning and consequently quit growing.
3. They suffered from stunted spiritual growth (malaise of that day that still persists and is prevalent in ours).
Last week we saw a frustrated and disappointed preacher - spiritual parent - get very pointed about the current spiritual condition of this church. He told them they had...
1. Become lazy in their pursuit of spiritual growth. Basically, he told them they were lazy and needed to grow up.
a. Spiritual ignorance and biblical illiteracy has always been a problem for the church. It was a problem in that day (first days of the church) and it is also prevalent in our day.
b. The problem was ...
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