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Assurance of The Resurrection
In this passage we find that heaven was not simply a destination for Paul; it was also a motivation. He was anxiously waiting for the day when he would fully participate in the abundant life promised in heaven. He used a tent or earthly house as a picture of our present earthly bodies (v. 1). A tent ...

Bringing People to God
It appears that Paul is trying to persuade men of his own sincerity. He has no doubt whatever that in the sight of God his hands are clean and his motives pure, but his enemies have cast suspicion on them. This is not from any selfish desire to vindicate himself. It is from the knowledge that, if ...

Be Reconciled to God
In verses 14 and 15 Paul comes to two conclusions: 1. The total depravity of man (v. 14). If Christ died for all, then all must be dead in their trespasses and sin ...