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David Guzik commentary on 2 Corinthians 5, where Paul discusses the aim of our life in light of our eternal destiny, and defends his ministry.
(2 Corinthians 5:9-10) The aim of our life in light of our eternal destiny. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
7 sie 2012 · CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS. A. Paul discusses his death in vv. 1-10. 1. He uses two metaphors. a. an earthly tent versus a permanent, God-made building. b. clothed versus unclothed (i.e., naked) 2. It is very difficult to follow Paul's antecedent thoughts. Is he talking about. a. our being clothed in Christ at baptism (cf. vv. 2-4)
Although salvation is of grace and of the free gift of God, there is a certain "clothing of oneself" that is required of all who would not be naked in eternity. However people may deny this, it is true, as Paul will state dogmatically a little later in 2 Corinthians 5:10.
This time, let's turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter five. Paul talked about how he was constantly facing death for the cause of Jesus Christ. But though he was constantly facing death, various perils, it didn't really trouble him, for he had a correct understanding of death.
Though now confined to the body, yet it is a home that admits of affections and loving fellowships; and though it necessitates absence from the Lord and the house of "many mansions," nevertheless it is a home illumined by faith. "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
2 Corinthians 5. The apostle proceeds in showing the reasons why they did not faint under their afflictions, namely, their expectation, desire, and assurance of happiness after death (ver 1-5), and deduces an inference for the comfort of believers in their present state (ver 6-8), and another to quicken them in their duty, ver 9-11.
