Bible Passages Bridge: ThoughtForWeek - 3rd Sunday in September

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2 Corinthians 5:1-21

"For we know that if the earthly tent (our physical body) which is our house is
torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling
from heaven; inasmuch as we, having put it on, shall not be found naked. For indeed
while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be
unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by
life. Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit
as a pledge."

"Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home
in the body we are absent from the Lord--for we walk by faith, not by sight--we
are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to
be at home with the Lord. Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home
or absent, to be pleasing to Him."

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be
recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good
or bad. Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made
manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to
be proud of us, that you may have an answer for those who take pride in appearance,
and not in heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound
mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this,
that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, that they who live
should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their
behalf. Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though
we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer."

"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed
away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled
us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely,
that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore,
we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg
you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be
sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians
5:1-21 (NAS)
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Questions:

Do you want to stay in your earthly tent (your physical body)...or do you long to
be in that building from God, a house not made with ________. If any man is in _________,
he is a new creature.
Are you in Christ?
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Suggested Bible Reading for Month:

September 1-7:New Testament -- 1 Corinthians 6:1 - 1 Corinthians 11:16. Old Testament
-- Psalm 95 - Psalm 118.

September 8-14: New Testament-- 1 Corinthians 11:17 - 1 Corinthians 15:58. Old Testament
-- Psalm 119 - Proverbs 4.
September 15-21: New Testament -- 1 Corinthians 16:1 - 2 Corinthians 6:18. Old Testament
-- Proverbs 5 - Proverbs 19.
September 22-30: New Testament -- 2 Corinthians 7:1 - Galatians 2:21. Old Testament
-- Proverbs 20 - Ecclesiastes 12.
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Easy-to-Read Version:

"We know that (our body)--the tent we live in here on earth--will be destroyed.
But when that happens, God will have a home for us to live in. It will not be a
home made by men. It will be a home in heaven that will continue forever. But now
we are tired of this body. We want God to give us our heavenly home. It will clothe
us and we will not be naked. While we live in this tent (body), we have burdens
and we complain. I don't mean that we want to remove this tent (body). But we want
to be clothed [with our heavenly home]. Then this body that dies will be fully covered
with life. This is what God made us for. And he has given us the Spirit to be a
guarantee--a proof [that he will give us this new life]."

"So we always have courage (confidence). We know that while we live in this body,
we are away from the Lord. We live by what we believe, not by what we can see. So
I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and
be at home with the Lord. Our only goal is to please God. We want to please him
when we are living here [in our body] or there [with the Lord]."

"We must all stand before Christ to be judged. Each person will get what he should.
Each person will be paid for the things he did--good or bad--when he lived in the
earthly body. We know what it means to fear the Lord. So we try to help people accept
the truth. God knows what we really are. And I hope that in your hearts you know
us too. We are not trying to prove ourselves to you again. But we are telling you
about ourselves. We are giving you reasons to be proud of us. Then you will have
an answer for those people who are proud about things that can be seen. Those people
don't care about what is in a person's heart. If we are crazy, then it is for God.
If we have our right mind, then it is for you. The love of Christ controls us. Why?
Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died. Christ
died for all people so that the people who live would not continue to live for themselves.
He died for them and was raised from death so that those people would live for him.
From this time on we don't think of any person like the world thinks of people.
It is true that in the past we thought of Christ like the world thinks. But we don't
think that way now."

"If any person is in Christ, then that person is made new. The old things have gone;
everything is made new! All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between
us and himself. And God gave us the work of bringing people into peace with him.
I mean that God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ,
God did not hold people guilty for their sins. And he gave us this message of peace
[to tell people]. So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is like God is calling
to people through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God.
Christ had no sin. But God made him become sin. God did this for us, so that in
Christ we could become right with God." 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 (ERV)

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