<p>2:1 <i>Therefore we ought to give the more earnest attention to the things that we heard, lest we drift away from them</i>- The <i>more</i> earnest attention continues the theme of chapter 1, that the things of the Lord Jesus are of greater moment than those spoken by Moses and declared by Angels (:2). &quot;That we heard&quot; suggests they would have heard rather than read the Gospel message. All they had was their memories of the word spoken; we therefore can the more understand the significance of the New Testament being written down. Hence the appeal to give attention to those things. Those things were about their personal salvation (:3). The more we believe that we really have been redeemed, the more evident it becomes that these things demand our whole and total devotion. If we &ldquo;neglect so great salvation&rdquo;, we will have &lsquo;drifted away&rsquo; (RV) from the solid assurances which are in the Gospel we first heard. Clearly, it <i>is </i>a temptation to drift away from those assurances, even if we &lsquo;hold&rsquo; to the doctrinal propositions of the Gospel in theory. The wonderful reality of it all for us can so easily drift away. But; we will be there</p>