4:11-12 What do we learn from this?
4:11-12 What do we learn from this?
We learn from this that it is the word of God - the scriptures - which determine who will enter into the rest that God has provided in Christ (CP 4:1-3).
God's word has an incisive and penetrating quality that lays bare any insincerity or lack of diligence on the part of all who profess to be Christians. It penetrates to the innermost recesses of their spiritual being and reveals all the thoughts and intents of their heart (CP Jn 8:47; 12:47-48).
The human heart is totally exposed to the eyes of God, and one day all those who profess to be Christians but do not practice their profession of faith, will have to give an account to God for the way they have treated His word (CP He 4:13 with De 18:18-19; Ac 3:22-23; He 12:25).
See also comments on He 6:4-6, 10:26-31; 2Pe 2:20-22.