Bible Society of South Africa

Foreigner: Metaphor

In the Bible, being a foreigner or stranger is used as a metaphor for a certain type of religious awareness, that is, the idea that life on earth is only a short stay. The believer is on earth as a stranger in a strange land, on his way to his heavenly home.

Diratswana tsa Bibele tse amanang

BAHEBERU 11 1 PETROSE 2.11 - 1 PETROSE 2.17

Bala ho feta?

“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka:

  • bala diphetolelo tse ding ka dipuo tsohle tse molaong;
  • Mamela Bibele (diphetolelo tse 11 di se di fumaneha).
  • Bapisa diphetolelo tse fapaneng;
  • etsa hore boitsebelo ba hao ebe ba hao ka ho kenyeletsa dinoutso tsa hao le tseo o di hlakisitseng. Hape o tla kgona ho sheba dinoutso le dihlakiso tsa hao di arohane.
  • Fumana dihlooho le diatikele tsa nalane tse fetang 1100+ ka English le Afrikaans le dimmapa tse 52 tse mebalabala. .

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