Thematic Bible: Pilgrims and strangers
Thematic Bible
Pilgrims and strangers » Saints confess themselves
Do not be silent
For I am
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For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
Pilgrims and strangers » Saints are called to be
Now the Lord said to Abram,
“Go forth from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
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And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
and said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified
(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
“I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
"Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living. "But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Long for their pilgrimage to end
I would fly away and
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. read more.
For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- for we walk by faith, not by sight-- we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- for we walk by faith, not by sight-- we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are strengthened by God
Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are exposed to persecution
Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar! Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate peace. I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pray for direction
Let them bring me to Your
And to Your
They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » All saints are
Do not be silent
For I am
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Pilgrims and strangers » Typified
I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned.
Now you shall eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste—it is the Lord’s Passover.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Shine as lights in the world
so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have a heavenly conversation
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not mindful of this world
And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Invite others to go with them
Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you’; come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord has promised good concerning Israel.”
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have their faces toward zion
They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly country
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » The world is not worthy of
(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Keep the promises in view
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly city
for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Hate worldly fellowship
Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar! Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate peace.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Forsake all for Christ
Then Peter said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?”
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Die in faith
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » Apostles
Then Peter said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?”
Pilgrims and strangers » God is not ashamed to be called their God
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should not be over anxious about worldly things
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should abstain from fleshly lusts
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Sin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Rejoice in the statutes of God
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pass their sojourning in fear
If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not at home in this world
By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are actuated by faith
By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » jacob
So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning.”
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » David
Do not be silent
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Pilgrims and strangers » Described
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have the example of Christ
And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”