Hebrews 10:23-25

Holding Fast the Confession of Hope

A home in heaven is the sincere hope of every Christian. The writer encouraged his readers toward faith in the one who promised such a home. He urged them to hold fast to Christ and His teachings since He is the object of the Christian's confession of faith. As Christian brothers and sisters, we should think about one another with the goal of finding ways to encourage each other to love and good works. Indeed, love will bring one to do good works (John 14:15).

One means of encouraging one another would be public worship, the purpose of which is to edify (1 Corinthians 14:26). Therefore, the writer told his readers to attend those assemblies and not forsake them. It was an ideal time to stir all the people and encourage them along the road to heaven. This was especially important as they could see the coming "day" (Hebrews 10:23-25). This writer believes the "Day approaching" refers to the destruction of Jerusalem. The writer obviously believed the day was imminent and warned his first century readers of that fact. Today, we need to be constantly aware of the approaching judgment day. While we cannot know it is imminent, we can be sure we will all face judgment (Matthew 25:13; Hebrews 9:27).