Strangers and Pilgrims............
The Scripture that I am looking at is .........
1 Peter 2:11........interesting how the Lord of our souls uses these words in this verse...
These are not my definitions, these are straight from the concordance....
1 Peter 2:11.
Dearly beloved(loved,affection), I beseech(ask earnestly, implore, beg) you as strangers(alien, contrary to, beside, vicinity, house, family, by dweller, foreigner)[hmmmmmmmm, not really belonging to] and pilgrims,{funny, the same words that apply above, apply here to}; abstain(hold oneself off, refrain)from fleshly(carnal, bodily, temporal) lusts(longing for, desire), which war against the soul(heart, life, spirit)........
Friends, have we, spent too much money, time, thoughts, and energy on the things that don't please our Lord?..Have we spent too much time, on things that will eventually burn up? What fruit are we really buying, fruits(of the Spirit) that will not burn up, or fruit(things) that will burn up..... ?
Tis hard to tell ourselves no, but,, ohhhhhhhhhh the fruit of righteousness that it brings to our hearts, when we do..........
Does God require any less of us today, than He did of the Martyrs?
Yes, I know your thinking, Oh come on Terri...But, does not the Scripture say, "Jesus, the SAME yesterday, today and always........?"
What are we going to do with 1 Peter 2:11...............?
Love to all who read.
Terri
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