Living Like a Pilgrim

This 10/2/22 sermon by Michael Gowens considers Hebrews 13:1-14, the concluding chapter in the epistle to the Hebrews. The chapter is a classic example of paranesis, an ancient rhetorical device containing a series of apparently disconnected imperatives once the main point has been developed. The glue that holds together these seemingly random admonitions, however, is verse 14: "For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one that is to come." Such a pilgrim perspective provides the grid for loving others, practicing moral purity and being content with God's provision. This is message #51 in the Hebrews study.