ipl-logo

Migrant's Journey Bible

2449 Words10 Pages

Bible as the book of Migrants

Bible is the book of faith as well as the story of Migrants who experienced God’s presence in their life journey. The story portrayed in the O.T. reveals the rich experience of migrant people and the duties of the migrant community when they settled in the land of Canaan. The story of the Patriarchs and the Exodus community, not only shared the rich experience of God’s providence and deliverance, but also become a firm foundation of the life and faith of the Jewish community. Rereading and re-visiting the stories of the migrant community and their first hand experience of God is the need of the hour. Migration is not a new phenomenon, but globalization and privatization increased migration crisis. Church as a …show more content…

Their experience as migrants and the love of Yahweh widened their understanding. Deuteronomy 10:12–22 declares that God loves Israel but that he loves sojourners too. The passage says that he provides them with food and clothing. These benefits, obviously, would have to come through the generosity of God’s people, who also must love the stranger (vv. 14–19; cf. 24:14–15).

Metaphor of migration and Christian faith
The metaphor of migration is deeply rooted in Christian faith. Majority of Christians deeply believe that they are the ambassadors in this world and that they belong to the heavenly realm and just sojourners and strangers in the world. This metaphor plays the key role in understanding the concept of migration though there is a vast difference between the real migration problem and Christian understanding the metaphor of migration. This metaphor may enrich the theological understanding of mission of the church to engage herself with the migrated community.

New Testament community and persecution
The Christian community experienced persecution and spread out from Jerusalem into neighbouring places. The persecution led them to migrate from place to place to secure their life and faith. Jesus and his disciples also travelled from place to place. Hence, the Christian community had firsthand experience of migration and

Show More
Related

  • Manchild In The Promise Land Summary

    1193 Words  | 5 Pages

    Introduction: In the bible, the promise land has been depicted as some sort of holy paradise. A sanctuary for the suffering and enslaved.  A place of happiness and tranquility. The home to the heavy hearts and burdens.

    Read More

  • The Hardships Of Life In The First Colonists

    173 Words  | 1 Pages

    They struggled to find shelter, and food. Those were only some of the hardships that made them wiser, and more intelligent than when they first came to the new land. Long and painful, these experiences were something memorable

    Read More

  • Evangelical Covenant Church

    881 Words  | 4 Pages

    This religious study will define the evolutionary growth of cultural and racial diversity of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) in the late 129th and 20th centuries. The original pietisten philosophy of the Swedish protestant movement defines the foundations of the ECC in the late 19th century. However, the formation of Mission Friends societies throughout the United States, and especially in the Chicago area, prompted a break towards a more radical evangelical ideology. These “conventicles” would define a distinct American style of evangelical practice through the leadership of Carl Olof Rosenius (1816-1868) and eventually, under the leadership of Paul Peter Waldenström (1838-1917). These cultural shifts would occur during the Great Migration

    Read More

  • Mass Migration In Scott Russell Sanders's Staying Put

    441 Words  | 2 Pages

    Within the work Staying Put, Scott Russell Sanders makes many perspectives about moving in a passage. In such passage, he responds to Salman Rushdie’s views of mass migration and how it creates “radically new types of the human being”, but is that such a bad thing? When people move to a new place it is usually to escape from a sorrowful existence whether from an abusive government or the forces of nature. Either is strong enough to make men or women into a vagabond. And when they move on they bring with them their culture, their views, and also their beliefs; which may hinder them or help them.

    Read More

  • How Immigrants Became Other By Carola Suarez-Orozco Summary

    1302 Words  | 6 Pages

    Immigration is deeply rooted in the American culture, yet it is still an issue that has the country divided. Marcelo and Carola Suarez-Orozco, in their essay, “How Immigrants Became ‘Other’” explore the topic of immigration. They argue that Americans view many immigrants as criminals entering America with the hopes of stealing jobs and taking over, but that this viewpoint is not true. They claim that immigrants give up a lot to even have a chance to come into America and will take whatever they can get when they come. The Suarez-Orozco’s support their argument using authority figures to gain credibility as well as exemplification through immigrant stories.

    Read More

  • A Reflection On Sticky Church By Larry Osborne

    764 Words  | 4 Pages

    It’s like a revolving door; people come and go. The message of this book is how to develop a church that keeps people in the church (willfully) and closing the door. Not necessarily through a program or new things to keep people entertained but rather a simple method which best reflects the new testament way of doing things. Sermon-based small groups work because they are focused on linear programs and relationships.

    Read More

  • Arguments Against Indian Removal

    524 Words  | 3 Pages

    These people brought their roots with them and started to make their own little world. New York a city where most of the population were Christians, was very dense and the population kept increasing rapidly. As the population grew so did the religion of Christianity. Americans wanted to convert Indians into Christians but many Indians denied changing their beliefs. This became a problem for the Americans and felt the need to remove the Indians from their land.

    Read More

  • How Did Solomon Turn Ancient Israel Into A State?

    758 Words  | 4 Pages

    At that time it was unheard of for any kingdom to allow Greek cultures to be performed in the East. 1. Read Documents 7 and 8 (from The Book of Exodus and The Book of Isaiah). What can we learn about Moses relationship between God and the Hebrews? How does the story told here create a sense of purpose and the and identity for the Hebrews?

    Read More

  • Welcoming The Stranger Among Us Analysis

    1192 Words  | 5 Pages

    All constantly need to be evangelized and uplifted by the good news of Jesus Christ.” Finally, the presence of new immigrants with their culture and language will cause major changes in pastoral programs of parishes. Thus, accepting and living with cultural pluralism, the Church requires “a profound conversion in spirit and in its

    Read More

  • Immigrants In What To Bring By Naisha Jackson

    151 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the article “What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson the immigrants chose significant items with them as they immigrated to the us. One conclusion I can draw is the items they bring are either things that remind them of back home or that is really important to them. For example, the text states, “Immigrants often also bring things that remind them of their homelands” (11). If I was traveling to a new country and was an immigrant, I would do what these immigrants are doing. Immigrants bring things with them that are important and meaningful.

    Read More

  • How Did Christianity Influence Western Civilization

    865 Words  | 4 Pages

    Christianity began with Jesus, a member of a small Jewish sect, going on a mission to Jerusalem to spread the word of God’s love for humanity. While gaining a reputation for miracles and healing,

    Read More

  • Zoroastrianism And Christianity Similarities

    828 Words  | 4 Pages

    Given the vast number of issues that Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity share, it is not contestable that there must be clear connection between them. The concern, therefore, should not focus on the existence of connection, but how the connections came into existence. Considering the religions from another point of view, they still reflect a dozen of differences. The current paper seeks to compare and contrast the three religions: Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity. Beginning with the similarities, the three religions trace their origin and early history in the Middle-East.

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Christianity And Judaism

    1070 Words  | 5 Pages

    Christianity and Judaism are both monotheistic religions that share many similarities. Both religions were found in present day Israel and share a common writing. They shared the same Ten Commandments; Torah for the Jews and the Old Testaments for the Christians. Even though they are common in many different ways, they are also very different. Their marriage rites, rituals and the meaning of life are different.

    Read More

  • Pilgrimage Book Review

    595 Words  | 3 Pages

    Although this article has a more geographical approach, it does provide an interesting analysis on the depictions Jerusalem. The article analyzes how the Holy City was viewed through the eyes of different pilgrims compared to other travelers, despite their

    Read More

  • Plague In The Bible

    1002 Words  | 5 Pages

    They began to doubt. Meanwhile, under persecution for a long time, to the Christian, the thought of tolerance and the spirit of love gradually increased which affected their behaviors. They did not care about the persecution, and spread their beliefs to them and gave them a lot of comfort and salvation, convincing more people became the Christians. They believed the plague was the God’s punishment and they would have a next better

    Read More

More about Migrant's Journey Bible

Open Document