See in Reader
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Connecting Statement:
This is the first of five urgent warnings the author gives.
we must
Here "we" refers to the author and includes his audience. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
so that we do not drift away from it
Possible meanings for this metaphor are 1) people who stop believing in God's word are spoken of as if they were drifting away, like a boat drifts from its position in the water. AT: "so that we do not stop believing it" or 2) people who stop obeying God's words are spoken of as if they were drifting away, like a boat drifts from its position in the water. AT: "so that we do not stop obeying it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)