"The life of a Christian is in heaven, where his head is, and his home is, and where he hopes to be shortly; he sets his affections upon things above; and where his heart is there will his conversation be. The apostle had pressed them to follow him and other ministers of Christ: 'Why,' might they say, 'you are a company of poor, despised, persecuted people, who make no figure, and pretend to no advantages in the world; who will follow you?' 'Nay,' says he, 'but our conversation is in heaven. We have a near relation and a great pretension to the other world, and are not so mean and despicable as we are represented….' It is good having fellowship with those who have fellowship with Christ, and conversation with those whose conversation is in heaven. There is good reason to have our conversation in heaven, not only because Christ is now there, but because we hope to be there shortly…" – From Matthew Henry's Commentary"The life of a Christian is in heaven, where his head is, and his home is, and where he hopes to be shortly; he sets his affections upon things above; and where his heart is there will his conversation be. The apostle had pressed them to follow him and other ministers of Christ: 'Why,' might they say, 'you are a company of poor, despised, persecuted people, who make no figure, and pretend to no advantages in the world; who will follow you?' 'Nay,' says he, 'but our conversation is in heaven. We have a near relation and a great pretension to the other world, and are not so mean and despicable as we are represented….' It is good having fellowship with those who have fellowship with Christ, and conversation with those whose conversation is in heaven. There is |
