Bible Questions #5480-5493
By Joyce Webb
II Corinthians Chp 5 Vs. 1-21
5480. Vs. 1 “For we know—that if our ____________ house of this ____________________ (body) were dissolved (is done away)—-we have a _________________ of _______, a house not made with _____________, __________________ in the heavens.
(Meaning—we our earthly bodies die and are gone, we will have a new body and place to live in heaven.)
5481. Vs. 2 For this —-we g ______________ (make sad noises in pain),—-earnestly (with much desire and wanting) to be ________________ upon our “house” (body)—-which is in heaven.
5482. Vs. 3-4 We in this ____________________ groan, being
___________________ (heavy with sorrow and trouble, pain)—-
——-We want our mortality (earthly body which dies) to be
swallowed up—in l______________.
5483. Vs. 5 The One who has done this is G________—–who has given us the S________________.
5484. Vs. 6 Because of this—-we are always c_________________________ (feel sure)—-we know that while we are at home in the b____________—-we are absent (not with)
from Lord.
5485. Vs. 7 We walk by _______________ not by ___________________.
5486. Vs. 8 We are confident (feel sure)—and we are willing rather ( we would be happier) —-to be absent from the body—
and to be present (with) the __________________.
5487. Vs. 9 We labor (work)——so that we may be a_________________ by Him.
5488. Vs. 10 For we must all appear (stand) before the
_______________________ seat of _________________.
Every one will receive (rewards for) the things we have done while in this body, if it be __________________ or ___________.
5489. Vs. 11 We know this terror (fear, holy respect) of the Lord,
(Because we fear the Lord, we try to persuade (talk to people to get them to understand that they will stand before God)—-
God knows we are being truthful and we hope you know it, too.
Vs. 12 We do not commend (praise) ourselves to you. But we want you to feel proud of us, to feel honor by our teaching—-so you can give an answer to those people who criticize us.
Some of those who criticize —-look only at how things look on the outside—and do not look on the inside —where the Spirit of God is.
Vs. 13 If it seems we are talking like a crazy person—we do it to bring glory to God. If it seems like we are being serious—it is for your benefit.
5490. Vs. 14 It is for the _______________ of _____________ that makes us do this. If One (Christ) died for all—-then ________ were dead——(dead in their sins).
5491. Vs. 15 Because–He that died for all—-now they should not live only unto __________________, ——but they should live unto him which ______________ for them, and rose again.
Vs. 16 We know no man after the flesh ( we do not judge men by looking at their person on the outside of them).
Before, I looked at Christ that way—that he was just a human person. Now, we know differently.
5492. Vs. 17 If any man be in ______________, he is a _________creature (person).
___________ things are passed away. All things have become
_____________.
5493. Vs. 18 All things are of ___________. He has reconciled (healed the broken relationship) of us —-and has brought us to God through _____________ __________________.
He has given to us the ministry of reconciliation (bringing people to Christ so they can be in fellowship with God.)
Vs. 19 God was in Christ, bringing the world unto himself.
No longer holding trespasses (sin) against them.
He has given to us the ministry of bringing people to God.
Vs. 20 We are ambassadors of Christ ( we represent Christ).
God calls to you through what we preach to you. We pray for you—and call to you in Christ’s name—Be reconciled (joined) to God.
Vs. 21 God has made Christ to be sin for us. (Christ took on himself —all the sins of people.)—He never sinned.
But He did this so that we could be made righteous before God—in Christ.