And this will we do, if God permit.
The Apostle speaks with urgency because the Jews are tempted to sit still and waste God's favor through their own laziness. Progress toward perfection is not something a man can achieve whenever he chooses; it is God's gift alone, and the season for it will not remain open forever.
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We have here the apostle's advice to the Hebrews - that they would grow up from a state of childhood to the fullness of the stature of the new man in Christ. He declares his readiness to assist them all he could in their spiritual progress; and, for their greater encouragement, he puts himself with them: Let us go on.
Commenting on Hebrews 6:1-8
A Gospel minister must resolve to preach Christ and the substance of the Gospel, not keep laying the same foundations over and over. God's permission is essential in all this: He gives the gifts, directs the subjects, and makes the ministry fruitful.
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