Thematic Bible: Pilgrims and strangers
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Pilgrims and strangers » Saints confess themselves
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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Pilgrims and strangers » Saints are called to be
So likewise, whoever of you does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.
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"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into the land that I will show you.'
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Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified
of whom the world was not worthy wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
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These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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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 though 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
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things above, not on things that are on earth.
Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Long for their pilgrimage to end
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. read more.
For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. Therefore we are always of good courage; and we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. Therefore we are always of good courage; and we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are strengthened by God
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are exposed to persecution
I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pray for direction
Pilgrims and strangers » All saints are
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen exiles in the Dispersion, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
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Pilgrims and strangers » Typified
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Shine as lights in the world
so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have a heavenly conversation
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not mindful of this world
And if they had been thinking of that country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Invite others to go with them
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have their faces toward zion
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 for them a city.
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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 caves and holes in the ground.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Keep the promises in view
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly city
for he was looking forward to the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Hate worldly fellowship
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Forsake all for Christ
Then Peter answered him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?"
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Die in faith
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » Apostles
Then Peter answered him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?"
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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 for them a city.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should not be over anxious about worldly things
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should abstain from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against your 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
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 exile on earth.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not at home in this world
By faith he lived in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise;
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are actuated by faith
By faith he lived in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise;
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Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » jacob
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » David
Pilgrims and strangers » Described
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have the example of Christ
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
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