2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# while we are in this tent
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2024-02-23 17:48:49 +00:00
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Paul speaks of the physical body as if it were a "tent", which refers to "the earthly dwelling that we live in."
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# being burdened
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2023-08-28 19:16:07 +00:00
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Paul refers to the difficulties that the physical body experiences as if they were heavy objects that are difficult to carry.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# We do not want to be unclothed ... we want to be clothed
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2023-09-07 00:39:36 +00:00
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Here "to be unclothed" refers to the death of the physical body; "to be clothed" refers to the resurrection body that God will give.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# to be unclothed
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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"to be without clothes" or "to be naked"
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# so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life
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2024-02-23 17:48:02 +00:00
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"so that life may swallow up what is mortal". The physical body that will die will be replaced by a resurrection body that will live forever.
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