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Unlike most New Testament authors, the writer of Hebrews has not saved all his practical application until the end of the letter. Instead, he has interspersed doctrine and duty throughout the sermon. Now, after teaching his readers that their God is both the consuming holiness of Sinai and the consuming love of Zion, he writes in the final chapter several intensely practical commands to reveal to his readers exactly what it looks like to persevere in their Christian lives in regular, everyday ways. Each of the practical exhortations in this closing chapter provides general instructions on how to interact with those around us. The first five exhortations (vv. 1-6) deal with Christian relationships to people and things in their everyday lives.