Philippians 3:20 "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:"
Sometimes, the translation of words can totally throw you off as to the meaning of a verse. When you look it up, you find that the word 'conversation' does not mean the words that you say to other people, but rather: "a community, i.e. (abstractly) citizenship (figuratively)."
Therefore, we can read "For our community, our citizenship is in heaven..." This is exciting stuff! Not only is heaven where we hold citizenship (and therefore the rights of citizens), but it's also our community, heaven is where we can find that like-minded group of people, our tribe, our fellows. Imagine complete and total unity and it is all centered around our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here on earth, we are supposed to have a small taste of this community through the church, Christ's body on this earth. Am I experiencing that kind of unity and purpose in church? Or is it just some songs, a sermon, and some handshakes every Sunday?
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