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2 Corinthians 5:7–9 · BSB
5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
5:9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
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…things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. This morning we're going to be in2 Corinthians chapter 5 verses 1 through 10where Paul's going to expand on those verses I just read. He's going to expand on what it means that our outer self is wasting away. He's going to…
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…everyone. Good to see you. Let's turn to our Bibles, to our studies in 2 Corinthians. We're going to read chapter 5, verses 1 through to 10.2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 to 10. Let's hear God's word. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not…
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…a journey because everyone will die once and then comes the judgment. Unless, of course, Christ comes first and then we'll skip right to the end.2 Corinthians 5, verses 6 to 10says this, Therefore, being always of good courage and knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by…
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…you know. There's this push and this pull to leave earth, you know, to be with Christ. But you know what he says? The apostle Paul says this in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 7 to 9. He says, For we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So…
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…We see throughout the Scripture that there's a universality of judgment. All mankind will stand before the throne of judgment. Paul writes in2 Corinthians 5, verse 7-11, Listen to this conclusion. So believer and unbeliever alike, all will be judged. And Paul describes this experience, this knowledge, as knowing…
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…in the presence of God. Why? Because to be absent from the body is to be present with God. Where do you get that? I tell you where I get it.2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 1 to 10says this. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in…
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…the terrors of what those words mean. You see, Paul painted a picture of eternal life in the first part of Romans, sorry, in the first part of2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 to 9. And eternal life is infinitely wonderful to imagine. Eternal life of the presence of Jesus is infinitely beautiful to contemplate. And if eternal…
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