A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST Second Corinthians Five Second Corinthians five opens with Paul comparing a believer's body to an earthly tent. This earthly body will die and be dissolved. It is not designed to last forever. Our more important part, the soul, will be rewarded in heaven if we will serve G... [ Continue Reading ]
_A HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-5:_ Death will come to all because this life is only temporary. However, there will be happiness in eternity for those that will walk with God. Heaven is (1) A building of God, (2) A house not made with hands, (3) An eternal reward, and (4) A place of t... [ Continue Reading ]
_A WALK WITH GOD BY FAITH 2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10:_ The state of being in this earthly body means that we are "absent from the Lord." In one sense we are with God but not in the same way we long to be and hope to be with Him. Here we walk by faith; in eternity it will be sight. Our heavenly hope fills... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINS US 2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15:_ Judgment is pictured as the "terror of the Lord." Certainly coming judgment should cause us to persuade men to repent and to live righteous lives. Paul did not speak of his work to commend himself or to seek the approval of men. Paul was not... [ Continue Reading ]
_A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-21:_ Regeneration and reconciliation are both necessary if we are to be with God in heaven. Both regeneration and reconciliation are in Christ and by Christ. Regeneration is being made new in Christ. Even the bodily presence of Christ is not as important... [ Continue Reading ]