August 27, 2023, 2 Corinthians 5:1-11, From A Tent To A House (Full)

2 Corinthians 5:1-7, the tent mentioned here is a metaphor for the body, and Paul was a tent maker
2 Corinthians 5:1, a new residence received, which is not constrained by time and space
Philippians 3:20-21, the tent will be transformed into a house- a glorified body

2 Corinthians 5:2-3, the clothing mentioned here refers to perfection- final perfection through Christ
1 John 3:2, the tent is a temporary state
2 Corinthians 5:4, and it lives in the current presence of sin and misery, but in the future hope in Christ

2 Corinthians 5:5, the earnest of the Spirit
2 Corinthians 1:22, the guarantee of the Spirit: what is sealed cannot be unsealed
Ephesians 1:13, chronological order of a believer's faith in Christ
Ephesians 1:14, the believer is Christ's purchased possession (paid for with His blood), the Holy Spirit is put up as earnest, and there is no way the purchased possession can be lost or stolen

2 Corinthians 5:6-8, the hope of the believer, to be present with the Lord
Philippians 1:21-23, Paul explains his desire to be with God, but he accepts his present state (present in the body and absent from the Lord) if God wants him (Paul) to serve God (see verse 24) until He (God) brings Paul home

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, the transformation from a tent to a house
Luke 23:43, Jesus Christ specifically mentions "paradise"
Luke 16:19-31, "paradise" before the resurrection of Christ
Matthew 27:52-53, "paradise" translated to Heaven
John 20:26, an example of the glorified body, where Jesus walks through a physical door

2 Corinthians 5:9-11, the believer "works" (salvation is not obtained through works) in ministry, their works will be judged when they come home to the Lord, and the judgment determines how the believer will eternally serve God
1 Corinthians 3:8-15, the believer's works and judgment of it by fire
. example: imagine how materials are recycled/purified by a furnace: whatever material is not completely burnt up (and vented into the atmosphere) will appear on the other side of the conveyor belt

1 Corinthians 15:15-22, a mystery not revealed in the Old Testament, but now revealed in the New Testament: the transformation of a tent to a house

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