THEREFORE WE ARE ALWAYS CONFIDENT (proclaims a guarantee), KNOWING THAT, WHILE WE ARE AT HOME IN THE BODY (makes an important distinction between the person and his physical body), WE ARE ABSENT FROM THE LORD (but will be with Him forever at the Resurrection): FOR WE WALK BY FAITH (has reference to the fact that life is a journey, and the Christian is traveling to another country), NOT BY SIGHT: (This refers to the things we can presently see. It is faith that controls us, not sight.) WE ARE CONFIDENT, I SAY, AND WILLING RATHER TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY (this physical body is merely a house in which the real person resides), AND TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD. (Death holds no terror for the Child of God.) ~2 Cor.5:6-8 (Expositors Study Bible)~
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 06:51:43 +0000
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