Seeking the city that continues
Slopsema exegetes Hebrews 13:13-14 to reflect on the Christian's posture toward earthly and eternal cities, using the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 as a historical illustration. The article calls believers to prioritize seeking the eternal city to come rather than being attached to temporal earthly pursuits, making it a devotional meditation suitable for New Year reflection.
"Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp… for here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come." Hebrews 13:13-14 One year comes to an end and another year begins. The ending of the year reminds us of the end of all things and the final judgment. And we are instructed to be ready for the day of the Lord. The beginning of the New Year also instructs us to look ahead. And it is well that we look beyond the final judgment all the way into eternity. In eternity we have a...
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