Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Corinthians 5-8.

Paul begins today’s passage by comparing our physical bodies to a tent, while comparing the bodies we will receive after our resurrection to houses.  Paul seems to use that metaphor for two reasons.  The first is that tents are places of temporary residence while houses are permanent.  Second, tents provide only partial shelter from the elements while houses provide more complete shelter.  As a result of viewing things in this manner, Paul longed for the day when he would be united with Christ in the resurrection.  Nevertheless, he sought to serve Christ for as long as God chose to keep him in this life.

As a result of this understanding, Paul sought to persuade others of the gospel, as should we.  God has made us new creations in Christ, reconciled to God for eternity.  Since we have been reconciled to God, we have been given a ministry of reconciliation.  That ministry of reconciliation contains two parts.  First, we introduce others to the reconciliation with God which He offers through Christ.  Of highest importance we should strive to show others that God has reconciled them to Himself and that they need to merely accept that reconciliation.  Second, now that we have been reconciled with God we need to reconcile with our fellow man, and reconcile our fellow man with each other.  As followers of Christ we need to seek to persuade others to be reconciled with God and with each other.  Of course, part of that persuasion is persuading them, and ourselves, that they can only be truly reconciled with their fellow man by being reconciled with God through Jesus Christ.

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