[Biblemat] Poem, Strangers & Pilgrims

[kenneth Thomas]

Strangers And Pilgrims
By Kenneth E. Thomas
Several of our hymns speak in these terms,
do you wonder what such words really mean?
Perhaps you are fully aware without a doubt;
That we are temporarily on this life’s scene!
The word Cemetery means "earth’s half;"
The soul of man is not deposited in the tomb;
The soul returns to the God who created it:
Death doesn’t fill us with gloom and doom!
Man was created in God’s own image;
And our God has not flesh and bones:
But man was made a threefold being;
Body, soul & spirit while here we roam.
At death the body returns to the earth,
and the soul to the God who gave it;
That’s why we fear not physical death;
In fact at times we literally crave it!
To depart and be with Jesus Christ;
Paul said was actually "far better",
But to remain was good in his case;
Teaching Christ was his main endeavor.
(1Pet. 1:1; 2:11; Eccl. 12:7; Gen. 1:26-27;
Jno. 4:24; 1Thes:5:23; Phil. 1:23-24;3:7-14;
Matt. 10:28; Matt.16:26; Lk.16:19-31;
2 Cor. 4:16-5:7). 
 
Kenneth E. Thomas
Pekin church of Christ
1451 Valle Vista Blvd.
Pekin, IL 61554
1 (309) 347-3582 - Office
1 (309) 347-5645 - Home
 
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