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Hebrews 3, 6, 10, 12 — The Warning Passages

Hebrews 2:1–4; 3:7–4:13; 5:11–6:12; 10:26–39; 12:14–29

Hebrews contains five escalating warning passages addressed to believers. They are among the most sobering conditional texts in the New Testament.

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James 1–2 — Faith That Works

James 1:19–2:26

James insists that faith without works is dead, that hearers must be doers, and that the kind of faith that saves is never alone.

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John 14–15 — Abiding in Christ

John 14:15–15:10

Jesus teaches that love is shown by keeping his commandments, and that branches that do not abide in the vine are taken away and burned.

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Romans 8 — Life in the Spirit

Romans 8:1–17

Paul declares there is no condemnation for those in Christ, then immediately ties that declaration to walking according to the Spirit, not the flesh.

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Galatians 5–6 — Walking by the Spirit

Galatians 5:13–6:10

Paul warns that those who practice the works of the flesh will not inherit the kingdom, and calls believers to sow to the Spirit for eternal life.

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