Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. I. HERE WE HAVE NO CONTINUING CITY. 1. We may be said to have here no continuing city, by reason of the changes to which our circumstances are liable. 2. The same truth will appear evident if we consider the dissatisfaction with which every condition in life is attended. 3. The truth of the apostle's declaration will appear still more manifest when we consider the change to which we ourselves are liable. Every step that we take, while it may bring us nearer to some object of pursuit, at the same time brings us nearer to that misty ocean upon which we must all embark, and bid adieu to all upon its shore. II. BUT WE SEEK ONE TO COME. 1. This presupposes, on the part of Christians, an idea of the existence of another city yet to be discovered. 2. The language of the apostle implies not only a conviction of the existence of heaven, but of its excellence, its decided superiority to the place of man's present habitation. 3. The language here employed implies a belief that this city may be gained. 4. It implies, more particularly, that Christians have abandoned the world. 5. It implies an actual entrance upon the way to heaven by an engagement in Christian duty. (James Clason.) Parallel Verses KJV: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.WEB: For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come. |
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