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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1

I. THE CONTRAST EXPLAINED . The foundation of this passage is to be found in 2 Corinthians 4:18 , where a contrast is drawn between "the things seen," viz. the toils and afflictions endured in the service of Christ, and "the things not yet seen," viz. the joys of resting in Christ from present labours and of receiving from him approval and reward. Pursuing this train of thought, St. Paul writes, "We are here in a tent upon the earth, surrounded, affected, and limited by the things... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1

Taking the apostle's words in a general way, and not confining them to the precise topic which he has under consideration, we are taught by them that, regarding all our present things as but shadows and symbols, we need not trouble ourselves overmuch about their changing forms, or even about their passing away. All our heart and all our efforts should go out in the endeavour to bring nearer, and make clearer and fuller, the sense of our dwelling in, breathing in, working in, the unseen, the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-7

"For we know that if our earthly house," etc. Two things are to be noticed at the outset. 1 . Metaphorical representations of the body. The body is here spoken of under the figure of a "tabernacle" or a tent, and of a vestment or clothing. These two things would not be so distinct in the mind of the apostle as they are in ours, for both had the same qualities of movableness and protection . The "house" to which the apostle refers was not a building of bricks or stone, a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-9

I. THE BODY THAT NOW IS . 1 . Frail. 2 . Perishing. 3 . Often a burden. 4 . Frequently a temptation. 5 . Not helpful to spiritual life. 6 . Subject to many pains. 7 . Debased. II. THE BODY THAT SHALL BE . 1 . Eternal . ( 2 Corinthians 5:1 .) Having no tendencies towards decay, no marks of coming death. A body of life . Stamped with the eternalness of God. 2 . Heavenly . ( 2 Corinthians 5:1 .) The first body is of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

The hope of the future rife is the great support of our efforts. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Death intervenes between the present state of affliction and the glory of heaven, but death is only the destruction of the body now existing. It is not an end to bodily form and life. This is no speculation of the apostle's; it is an assurance, "for we know " that if this earthly tent be destroyed, it will be followed by an enduring habitation—a mansion, not a tabernacle. In the earthly body he groans, not because it is a body, but because it is flesh and blood suffering under the effects... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:2

In this we groan. Since we have the firstfruits of the Spirit, who assures us of that future building from God, we, in this earthly tent, "groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our body" ( Romans 8:23 ). To be clothed upon; rather, to further clothe ourselves with . Here the metaphors of a tent and a garment—the "wandering tent" and the "mortal vesture of decay"—are interfused in a manner on which only the greatest writers can venture The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:3

If so be that. The verse may be rendered, "If, that is, being clothed, we shall not be found naked." The word "naked" must then mean "bodiless," and the reference will be to those whom, at his coming, Christ shall find clothed in these mortal bodies, and not separated from them, i.e. quick and not dead ( 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ; 1 Corinthians 15:51 ). This seems to be the simplest and most natural of the multitude of strange interpretations with which the pages of commentators are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:4

For we that are, etc.; literally, for indeed we who are in the tent; i.e. in the transitory mortal body. Do groan. "Oh wretched man that I am I who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" ( Romans 7:24 ). Being burdened. "The corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things" (Wis. 9:15). Not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon; more literally, since we do not wish to strip off ( our bodily... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:4

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