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2 Corinthians 5:8 · BSB
5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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…the time of my departure is at hand. And refers to it as to be with Christ in Philippians 1:23. He refers to it as to be at home with the Lord,2 Corinthians 5:8. He also refers to death as a gain. We don't hear that very often, do we? He referred to life— or to death as a gain over life. And it is to those…
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…die, is taking it down, but yet he's going to another place, heaven, and it's going to be built again in a heavenly dwelling. You drop down in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 6 through 8, you read. So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by…
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…is Jesus saying of you, you are mine, you belong to me. Later in 2 Corinthians in the New Testament, Paul goes on to say, Yes, in verse 8,2 Corinthians 5, verses 8and 9, yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and be at home with the Lord. My focus, my aim, my desire is to be…
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…and security, all those things is just a taste of heaven. Like it's a glimpse of heaven that we see in our lives within us for real. Paul writes in2 Corinthians chapter 5, verses 5 through 8. And he says that God Himself has prepared us for this. And as a guarantee, he has given us his Holy Spirit. So we are always confident. Say…
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…savior, you are really at peace with God. Even when you don't feel at peace with God, Christ has made peace for you. It means when Paul wrote in2 Corinthians 5:8that when you are absent from the body, you are present with the Lord. It means that if you've trusted Christ, then you can know without a shadow…
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…2 Corinthians chapter 5. I'm going to read for us verses 2 through 8. And when I hear the pages uh done flipping, I'll I'll go ahead and read.2 Corinthians 5, verses 2 through 8. It says, For in this tent, it's referring to the physical body there with tent. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly…
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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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…thief on the cross, and what does he say? Today you will be with me in paradise. Today you will be with me in paradise, in my presence. We read in2 Corinthians 5, verse 8, Paul says to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. And so when you die, you will go to what we call heaven. You will be in the…
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…IN HELL. PAUL SPEAKING TO CHRISTIANS, PAUL SPEAKING TO CHRISTIANS AGAIN, HE SAYS, "TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY IS TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD." IN2 CORINTHIANS 5:8. SO IF YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN AND YOU KNOW YOU'VE ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR, YOU'RE SERVING HIM, WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, WHEN THIS BODY DIES,…
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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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…1 verses 21 through 23, and you don't have to turn there right now necessarily, but that's where it's at. Philippians 121 through 23. Also inSecond Corinthians chapter 5 verse 8, it they both refer to the fact that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. If you are a believer, OK, so we know that whenever…
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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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…face, eye to eye with the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The apostles talked about this throughout the epistles. Perhaps the most famous is2 Corinthians 5, verse 8, where Paul himself says, we're of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. Most familiar…
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…of standing in front of a group of people and talking as they are as afraid of death. Now, I found that somewhat humorous because as we come to2 Corinthians 5, verses 1 through 10, we've been working our way through 2 Corinthians. This is a passage about confidence, about courage. And I say that because in verse 6 and in…
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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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Let me read it for us.2 Corinthians 5, verse 8, Paul declares, Yes, we are of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. That's verse 6. For we walk…
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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 door to heaven for the believer. Someone has said that, when the season takes his last breath. He gets his first taste of Heaven. Remember insecond Corinthians chapter 5 verse 8. You make one to turn to that portion of scripture, second Corinthians, chapter 5 and verse e. And I would encourage you to ponder the truth of the…
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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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