Sojourners and Pilgrims
Home “ P eter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world,... Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.” [1Peter 1:1,17] Sojourners and Pilgrims P eter reminds believers that they are sojourners and pilgrims in the world and that this fact should leave its stamp on all their behavior. They are sojourners in the sense that they are living in a foreign country where they do not have the rights of citizens. They are pilgrims in the sense that they are obliged to live for a while in a place which is not their permanent home. The meaning here is, that Christians have no permanent home on earth; their citizenship is not here; they are mere sojourners, and they are passing on to their eternal home in the heavens. They should, therefore, act as become such persons; as sojourners and travelers do. They should not: • regard the earth ...