Hebrews 6:4–8 (NIV)

“It is impossible…if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance…” (Hebrews 6:4–6)

This is one of the Bible’s hardest truths—and one most men would rather ignore.
But real men face the hard things.

The warning here is sobering: You can experience the blessings of God—hear the gospel, feel the Spirit move, sit in church every week—and still be fruitless, fake, and lost.

Yes, you can believe in Jesus.
You can admire His words.
You can feel emotional during worship.
But if you’ve never repented—if your life hasn’t changed—you’re not saved.

Church Attendance ≠ Repentance

We’ve confused proximity with identity.
Showing up on Sundays is not the same as dying to sin Monday through Saturday.

Genuine repentance isn’t partial.
It’s not tweaking your bad habits or adding religion to your routine.
It’s a hard stop on the life God hates and a hard start on the life God blesses.

The man who truly repents starts bearing fruit—real fruit:

• Changed desires.

• Bold witness.

• Self-sacrificial love.

• Obedient lifestyle.

• A mission bigger than himself.

Hebrews gives us a picture of two kinds of land:

• One receives the rain and produces a useful crop.

• The other soaks up the same rain and grows thorns and thistles.

Same blessings. Different results.

The first is blessed.
The second is burned.

Belief Without Fruit Is Dead

Jesus said, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Matthew 7:19)
That’s not fire-and-brimstone preaching—that’s Jesus calling out men with fake faith.

A real man of God isn’t just a believer.
He’s a repenter.
A worker.
A disciple-maker.
A soldier in the battle for souls.

If you’re not obeying, not loving, not investing in others for the sake of the gospel—how can you say you follow Christ?

Jesus came to seek and save the lost.
He gave His life for sinners and poured His life into disciples who would do the same.

Are you doing that?
Are you bearing fruit that proves you belong to Him?
Or are you just attending, believing, and wasting the rain?

Salvation is free, but it isn’t cheap.
If you say you belong to Christ, your life must show it.
Not perfection—but direction.

Don’t settle for being near the kingdom.
Repent.
Obey.
Bear fruit.
And be the man God saved you to be.