From e9802d723dabb82ab175fd6a2bc8192c4128496a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gayle Aukerman Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 18:33:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/other/foreigner.md' --- content/other/foreigner.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/other/foreigner.md b/content/other/foreigner.md index 3a7c6c3b..af00b63c 100644 --- a/content/other/foreigner.md +++ b/content/other/foreigner.md @@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ The term "foreigner" refers to a person living in a country that is not his own. Another name for a foreigner is an "alien." * In the Old Testament, this term especially refers to anyone who came from a different people group than the people he was living among. -* A foreigner is also a person whose language and culture is different from your own. +* A foreigner is also a person whose language and culture is different from those of a particular region. * For example, when Naomi and her family moved to Moab, they were foreigners there. When Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth later moved to Israel, Ruth was called a "foreigner" there because she was not originally from Israel. * The apostle Paul told the Ephesians that before they knew Christ, they were "foreigners" to God's covenant. -* Sometimes "foreigner" is translated as "stranger," but it should not only refer to someone who is unfamiliar or unknown. +* Sometimes "foreigner" is translated as "stranger," but it should not refer only to someone who is unfamiliar or unknown. ## Bible References: ##