2026-04-19 Moving Beyond the "Elementary Principles of Christ"

Hebrews 6:1-6* contains one of the most startling commands in Scripture: leave behind six "elementary principles of Christ" and press on to maturity. But what are those principles, and why would God tell us to move beyond them? Pastor Kyle Corbin tackles this controversial passage, unpacking what the author really meant by "leaving" these principles to discover what spiritual maturity looks like on the other side.This is Part One of his two-part teaching on the topic.--------------------------------------------------------*Heb. 6:1-6 (NKJV): "Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame."