Reading for November 11th

Read 2 Corinthians 5.1-10
In 5.1-10: Looking to the future with confidence.
The perishable body is compared to an early tent is Wis 9.15.
Building from god may recall Mk 14.58, where Jesus' resurrected body is envisioned as a reconstructed temple not made with hands.
Christ's resurrection gives the believer hope of inhabiting a similar dwelling.
In verses 2-4: Mixing the image of inhabiting a building with putting on new clothing is awkward, but intelligible.
Taken it off: This reading makes more sense than the alternative.
Dying is like shedding a tent.
Burden recalls the afflictions in the list of hardships (4.8-9).
Resurrection life swallows up mortal existence (1 Cor 15.42-57).
In verses 5-6: God's raising Christ begins the preparation (4.14; 1.21-22) and establishes confidence (4.1).
In verse 7: Faith in Christ's resurrection changes the way we "see" (4.13-15, 18).In verse 8-9: Phil 1.23-24.
In verse 10: Resurrection faith establishes a time of accountability (Rom 14.10; 1 Cor 15.32-34).
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