Hebrews 4:11

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Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

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  • Matt 11:28-30 : 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 “Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
  • Acts 26:19 : 19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the domain of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
  • Heb 3:12 : 12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
  • Heb 3:18-4:1 : 18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they could not enter because of unbelief. 1 God’s Promised Rest Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,
  • 2 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin. 11 For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.
  • Phil 2:12 : 12 Lights in the World So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,
  • Col 3:6 : 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
  • Rom 11:30-32 : 30 Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience, 31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. 32 For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all.
  • Matt 7:13 : 13 The Narrow Gate“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
  • Matt 11:12 : 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 “The law and the prophets were in force until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

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  • Heb 4:1-10
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    1God’s Promised Rest Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

    2For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

    3For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,“As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’” And yet God’s works were accomplished from the foundation of the world.

    4For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way:“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,”

    5but to repeat the text cited earlier:“They will never enter my rest!”

    6Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

    7So God again ordains a certain day,“Today,” speaking through David after so long a time, as in the words quoted before,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts.”

    8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken afterward about another day.

    9Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

    10For the one who enters God’s rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

  • Heb 3:18-19
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    18And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

    19So we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

  • Heb 3:11-13
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    11“As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’”

    12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

    13But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called“Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

  • Ps 95:11
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    11So I made a vow in my anger,‘They will never enter into the resting place I had set aside for them.’”

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

  • Heb 6:11-12
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    11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

    12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

  • Heb 12:14-15
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    14Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

    15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.

  • Heb 2:1
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    1Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

  • Isa 28:12
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    12In the past he said to them,“This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen.

  • Heb 4:16
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    16Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

  • Matt 11:28
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    28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

  • Deut 12:9
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    9for you have not yet come to the final stop and inheritance the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Heb 3:7
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    7Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!

  • Heb 10:23-24
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    23And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

    24And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,

  • Heb 10:31
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    31It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

  • Heb 12:1
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    1The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

  • Heb 12:3-4
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    3Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

    4You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.

  • 1 Thess 5:6
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    6So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

  • Gal 6:9
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    9So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

  • Exod 34:21
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    21“On six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest; even at the time of plowing and of harvest you are to rest.

  • Exod 16:30
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    30So the people rested on the seventh day.

  • Heb 3:15
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    15As it says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

  • Heb 11:40
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    40For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

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    12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

  • 2 Thess 3:10-11
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    10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

    11For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

  • Heb 10:39
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    39But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

  • Heb 12:28
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    28So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

  • 2 Pet 1:10
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    10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

  • Exod 20:9
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    9For six days you may labor and do all your work,

  • Gen 2:2
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    2By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.

  • Heb 10:26
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    26For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,

  • Prov 6:10
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    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

  • Heb 10:36
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    36For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.