希伯來書6:13-20

6:13 當初上帝應許亞伯拉罕的時候，因為沒有比自己更大可以指著起誓的，就指著自己起誓，說：
6:14 「論福，我必賜大福給你；論子孫，我必叫你的子孫多起來。」
6:15 這樣，亞伯拉罕既恆久忍耐，就得了所應許的。
6:16 人都是指著比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓為實據，了結各樣的爭論。
6:17 照樣，上帝願意為那承受應許的人格外顯明他的旨意是不更改的，就起誓為證。
6:18 藉這兩件不更改的事，上帝決不能說謊，好叫我們這逃往避難所、持定擺在我們前頭指望的人可以大得勉勵。
6:19 我們有這指望，如同靈魂的錨，又堅固又牢靠，且通入幔內。
6:20 作先鋒的耶穌，既照著麥基洗德的等次成了永遠的大祭司，就為我們進入幔內。

¹³ When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” ¹⁵ And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
¹⁶ People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. ¹⁷ Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸ God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. ¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, ²⁰ where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

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    基督徒的信仰不在乎人做了什麼，而是在乎上帝做了什麼，我們是否願意承受上帝的應許！讓上帝完成的臨到我們身上，使我們享受上帝所完成的，然後感謝與敬拜祂，歸榮耀給上帝！

    一般的宗教信仰的得救觀，是要人努力的修行才有資格談得救，認為一切都要靠人來完成，沒有現成的便宜可以揀。然而這樣的信仰會有什麼問題呢？會自以為是、自以為義、自以為有，以至於不知謙卑，將榮耀歸給自己！

    基督徒既然強調上帝的恩典，就不高舉自己，也要挪去一切會造成人自高自傲的事情，完完全全照聖經的教導而行，為的是要使上帝得榮耀，使我們高舉主耶穌！