The People of God The City of God and the Cities of Men By Warren A. Gage The author of Hebrews tells us that before Cain ever founded the first earthly city, his brother Abel had set his hope upon the heavenly city God has promised to His own (Heb. 11:4, 13–16). The hope of the heavenly city is the first principle of the faith that pleases God. It is a faith that implies the expectation of a restored relationship between man and God and between man and man. It looks to God’s work for healing. And
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