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2 Corinthians 5
1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
2For most assuredly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;
3if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.
4For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
5Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
6Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
7for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8We are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
9Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
10For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
12For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.
14For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
15He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
16Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, they have become new.
18But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 reminds the Church: God’s Word forms God’s people through worship, holiness, and mission.
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2 Corinthians 5:16-21 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
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If 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
2 Corinthians 5: By prevenient grace, it invites a real response that grows into holy love.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 invites holy urgency without panic—faithful living while we wait—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 calls for a real response—grace invites, but love must be chosen—today, not someday.
If 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 confronts you, it’s grace—God refuses to leave you shallow—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 encourages hungry hearts: ask, receive, and keep seeking God’s presence—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5: In Spirit-led life, it meets us gently—stirs hunger for God’s presence and empowered ministry.
If 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
In 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, the Church is not a clubhouse but a sent people, embodying the kingdom.
2 Corinthians 5: As Law and Gospel, it exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.
If 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 feels foreign, it may be because we’ve reduced faith to information.
In 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, we remember: trouble can’t cancel God’s promises—today, not someday.
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2 Corinthians 5: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 expects God to act now—the Spirit empowers witness with holiness and power.
2 Corinthians 5: In God’s mission, it meets us gently—sends the Church to embody the Kingdom in word and deed.