II Corinthians 5:For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
As Paul continues to focus on the positive, the things we know because of the Gospel, that moves us forward to change how we think and live. We are not bound by the struggles of this life. Paul goes on to say that we are "of good courage", having a positive attitude toward life, and that we live life as those who will give an account before God. He then focuses in the last half of the chapter reminding us that since we have been reconciled to God through Christ, that we will serve as "ministers of reconcilation" to draw others to Him. As we know, so may we live.
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