Thematic Bible: Pilgrims and strangers
Thematic Bible
Pilgrims and strangers » Saints confess themselves
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.
for sojourners we are before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow are our days on the land, and there is none abiding.
Pilgrims and strangers » Saints are called to be
And Jehovah saith unto Abram, 'Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.
'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple; and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified
of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and in mountains, and in caves, and in the holes of the earth;
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
A sojourner and a settler I am with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'
for sojourners we are before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow are our days on the land, and there is none abiding.
'Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell, and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him -- he having no child.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,
sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Long for their pilgrimage to end
And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens, for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves, if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked, read more.
for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life. And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit; having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, -- for through faith we walk, not through sight -- we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life. And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit; having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, -- for through faith we walk, not through sight -- we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are strengthened by God
Iron and brass are thy shoes, And as thy days -- thy strength.
Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director. They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are exposed to persecution
I have given to them Thy word, and the world did hate them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world;
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar. Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace. I am peace, and when I speak they are for war!
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Pray for direction
Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They -- they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.
To Zion they ask the way, Thitherward are their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during -- not forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » All saints are
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.
Pilgrims and strangers » Typified
and also I have established My covenant with them, to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they have sojourned;
'And thus ye do eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand, and ye have eaten it in haste; it is Jehovah's passover,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Shine as lights in the world
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have a heavenly conversation
For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await -- the Lord Jesus Christ --
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not mindful of this world
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Invite others to go with them
And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, 'We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have their faces toward zion
To Zion they ask the way, Thitherward are their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during -- not forgotten.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly country
but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » The world is not worthy of
of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and in mountains, and in caves, and in the holes of the earth;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Keep the promises in view
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Look for a heavenly city
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor is God.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Hate worldly fellowship
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar. Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Forsake all for Christ
Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Die in faith
In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted them, and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » Apostles
Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'
Pilgrims and strangers » God is not ashamed to be called their God
but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should not be over anxious about worldly things
'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should abstain from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Verse Concepts
AbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance Of
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
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are not at home in this world
by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Are actuated by faith
by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » jacob
And Jacob saith unto Pharaoh, 'The days of the years of my sojournings are an hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their sojournings.'
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » David
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.
Pilgrims and strangers » Described
'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Have the example of Christ
and Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'