Thematic Bible: As saints they
Thematic Bible
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things which are above, where the Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God: have your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth;
Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Long for their pilgrimage to end
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which is from heaven; if indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked. read more.
For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord, (for we walk by faith, not by sight;) we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord, (for we walk by faith, not by sight;) we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are strengthened by God
Iron and brass shall be thy bolts; And thy rest as thy days.
Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a well-spring; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings. They go from strength to strength: each one will appear before God in Zion.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are exposed to persecution
I have given them thy word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pray for direction
Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
They shall inquire concerning Zion, with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to Jehovah, in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Shine as lights in the world
that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have a heavenly conversation
for our commonwealth has its existence in the heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not mindful of this world
And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Invite others to go with them
And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it unto you: come with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah has spoken good concerning Israel.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have their faces toward zion
They shall inquire concerning Zion, with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to Jehovah, in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly country
but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » The world is not worthy of
(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caverns of the earth.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Keep the promises in view
All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly city
for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is the artificer and constructor.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Hate worldly fellowship
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Forsake all for Christ
Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Die in faith
All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should not be over anxious about worldly things
For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should abstain from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Rejoice in the statutes of God
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pass their sojourning in fear
And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not at home in this world
By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are actuated by faith
By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
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 heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.