Posted by: thaishin | April 20, 2023

Can a non-Jewish christian place a mezuzah on their doorpost?

Open line on April 15, 2023 hour 2

Tricia McMillan:

Rhonda in Tennessee listens in from WMBW, can a non-Jewish christian place a mezuzah on their doorpost? Just returned from Israel and purchase these for my friends?

Tricia McMillan:

Do explain what a mezuzah is.

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

It’s in Deuteronomy 6, bind these words, the Lord our God, the Lord is one, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. All those words are to be bound on the doorpost of your house, that’s what it says.

Tricia McMillan:

So it is a little wooden, rectangular piece of wood,

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

Sometimes metal … or sometimes gold, you just never know ..

Tricia McMillan:

So is it an empty box, verses are inside?

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

First of all, let me say, that I don’t believe Moses intended for that to be taken literally, it meant, take these words with you when you go in and out of your house, bind them on your arm and on your hand and on your head, and on your heart …

Tricia McMillan:

But ..not tattooing them necessarily …

Dr Michael Rydenlnik:

Metaphorically, keep them in your head and in your heart and your actions and your arm and your hand. But, what happen is the Rabbi took all these commandments literally and so they started the tradition of praying every morning where you put a box on you head and you bind one on your arm, and your hand and it’s got the words of Deuteronomy 6 inside the boxes and you bind them on yourself. Also, they took the word Mezuzah, in Hebrew, it’s doorpost, they made little boxes, they put these scriptures inside the boxes, they bind them on the doorpost of their houses. I have on every door of my house,

Tricia McMillan:

Outside doors?

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

Outside and inside …

Tricia McMillan:

So just door jams in between rooms …

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

I don’t do it because I am commanded to do it. It’s a great reminder, everywhere I go, to take God’s word with me and seek to obey it and I think I am the only faculty member in Moody Bible Institute with Mezuzah on his office door post and I put scripture in it, very, very small, in Hebrew, from Deuteronomy 6 right in there. It’s in the box and then put on the doorpost. I think it’s perfectly fine, as long as you are not thinking I must do this to get, you know, to please God.

Tricia McMillan:

So she can give these to her friends and not worry about doing anything wrong.

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Posted by: thaishin | April 17, 2023

A note about salvation by grace through faith

A note from Pastor Colin Smith from the introduction of his book Momentum: Pursuing God’s blessings through the Beatitudes:

Standing in grace is really good news. Grace is not a stepping-stone on which we rest for a moment in order to move on to something else. It is where we stand at the beginning of the Christian life and where we remain until its end. Anything less would leave us as lost as we would have been if Jesus Christ had never come into the world.

For those who want to know more about salvation by grace through faith:

https://www.gotquestions.org/by-grace-through-faith.html

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Posted by: thaishin | April 14, 2023

Five Solas of the Reformation

Reformed Theology holds to the Five Solas of the Reformation, which are Latin slogans that encapsulated the Reformers’s basic theological principles. They are:

1)Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone)

2)Sola Gratia (Grace alone)

3)Solus Christus (Christ alone)

4)Sola Fide (Faith alone)

5)Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone)

These Reformation slogans are a powerful summation of the truths of the Gospel as described in the bible.

Source: From the article “Reformation & Movement” by Prabhudas Koshy, Bible Witness magazine, September-October 2017

The five solas state that Christians are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed by the scripture alone, to the glory of God alone.

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Posted by: thaishin | April 11, 2023

What is wrong with David taking the census?

Open line radio program on April 1, 2023 hour 2.

Teherra:

We also have a question from Amy, Indiana, who listens through WGNR, in 2 Samuel 24, why was taking a census so wrong?

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

That’s where David takes the census, he counts the people, right? You know, counting in Judaism, because of that, has become sort of disapproved of, counting people. I have been in Israel with ultra orthodox Jewish people taking kids on trips and they have to count the kids to make sure they have all the kids when they are getting back on the bus. Some of the ultra orthodox Jewish people are saying when the kids come back on the bus, “Not one, not two, not three…” ha, ha because they are not suppose to count, but the reason that David actually got into trouble wasn’t just counting but I think it has to do with Deuteronomy 17. In Deuteronomy 17, it says that a king, when Israel finally has a king and there’s a lesson there for him, it says he’s not suppose to acquire wives and he’s not suppose to acquire large amounts of money and also it says he’s not suppose to acquire horses, meaning large army, he must not acquire many horses, verse 16 says, for himself or send people back to Egypt to acquire many horses and the idea is don’t trust and count on a very very large army to defend you, yes it’s ok to have an army and God will use it but some put their trust in horses and others in chariots, psalms 20 says we will trust in the name of the Lord our God. Israel was called upon God, not in their military might and that’s why David get in trouble because he was counting the army to show how mighty he was.

Scriptures

2 Samuel 24

1 Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, [a]number Israel and Judah.”

2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.”

10 And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” -nkjv

1And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

10 And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. -kjv

1Now the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army, who was with him, “Roam about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and conduct a census of the people, so that I may know the number of the people.”

10 Now David’s heart [b]troubled him after he had counted the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, Lord, please [c]overlook the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” -nasb

1Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

2 So the king said to Joab and the army commanders[a] with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enroll the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”

10 David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.” -niv

Deuteronomy 17

16 But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall not return that way again.’ 17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. -nkjv

16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. -kjv

16 In any case, he is not to acquire many horses for himself, nor shall he make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’ 17 And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. -nasb

16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more of them, for the Lord has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.” 17 He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold. -niv

Psalm 20

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. -nkjv

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. -kjv


7 Some praise their chariots and some their horses,
But we will praise the name of the Lord, our God. -nasb


7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. -niv


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Posted by: thaishin | April 9, 2023

Celebrating Easter today 9 April 2023

We worship our risen Lord and Saviour, fully God, fully man!

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Posted by: thaishin | April 7, 2023

Commemoration of Jesus’s crucifixion this day of 7th April 2023

That fateful day was Jesus crucified on the cross as our Lord and our Saviour did His Father’s will.

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Posted by: thaishin | April 5, 2023

What does the bible say about homosexuality?

From Gotquestions.org podcast episode 150:

Genesis 19:1-13

Leviticus 18:22

Leviticus 20:13

Romans 1:26-27

1Corinthians 6:9

Scriptures:

Genesis 19

Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. 2 And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.”

And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”

3 But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.”

6 So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, 7 and said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! 8 See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

9 And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to [a]stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. 10 But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place! 13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” -nkjv

Leviticus 18

22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. -nkjv

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. -kjv

22 You shall not sleep with a male as [a]one sleeps with a female; it is an abomination. -nasb

22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable. -niv

Leviticus 20

13 If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. -nkjv

13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. -kjv

13 If there is a man who sleeps with a male as those who sleep with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they must be put to death. They have brought their own deaths upon themselves. -nasb

13 If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. -niv

Romans 1

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their [a]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the [b]men, leaving the natural use of the [c]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. -nkjv

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. -kjv

26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, 27 and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations [a]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, males with males committing [b]shameful acts and receiving in [c]their own persons the due penalty of their error. -nasb

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. -niv

1Corinthians 6

9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor [a]homosexuals, nor [b]sodomites, -nkjv

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, -kjv

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor [a]homosexuals, -nasb

9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] -niv

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Posted by: thaishin | March 31, 2023

Can Satan put thoughts into our heads?

From Ask Pastor John on March 27, 2023 at http://www.desiringgod.org:

Pastor John Piper cited 3 instances of such:

John 13

2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, -nkjv

2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him; -kjv

2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, -nasb

2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. -niv

Acts 5

3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? -nkjv

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? -kjv

3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the [a]proceeds of the land? -nasb

3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? -niv

1 Chronicles 21

1Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. -nkjv

1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. -kjv

1Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel. -nasb

1Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. -niv

Quoting Pastor John:

“There’s no fine line between the thoughts that Satan put and the thoughts that we come up with, desires that Satan put and desires that we come up with, we don’t know how Satan interacts with our sinful nature to do his ugly work, but I think it is fair to say that our own sinfulness is like an invitation, like a welcome mat and it opens a door to Satan… “

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Posted by: thaishin | March 26, 2023

Are the Israelites suppose to go up the mountain?

Open Line hour 1 on Moody Radio,March 25, 2023

Karen Hendren:

I got a question from Carla who listens in on WCRF, she’s got question about Exodus 19 and 20 when Moses receives the ten commandments. She wants to know if the Lord spoke the ten commandments loud enough for the Israelites to hear from the base of the mountain while Moses was with them.

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

Doesn’t she say something about, I don’t have the questions here in front of me, but she said something about not wanting to go up or something like that …

Karen Hendren:

Right, right, so yah, she says she was reading through the bible and her question is when God spoke the ten commandments in Exodus 19, God told Moses not to let the people come up to the mountain …

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

Yah, that’s what I want to know

Karen Hendren:

He send Moses down to the people …

Dr Michael Rydelnik:

Here is the deal. In Exodus 19, He does want the people to come up the mountain, that’s what I wanted to mention. In exodus 19, it says in verse 12, put boundaries for the people all around the mountain and He says be careful not to touch it, for how long? For three days, then he says in verse 13, here it is, no animal or man will live if they touch the mountain for 3 days, they have boundaries. When the ram horn sounds a long blast on the third day, they shall go up the mountain, a lot of version says up to but the Hebrew and many other versions say they will go up the mountain, so isn’t that amazing? They are suppose to go up. Then they see fire and the thunder and the lightning and the thick cloud and then they become afraid, so they won’t come up. They disobeyed God. They don’t come up. They say to Moses, let us …, you go up for us and then God says ok now they can’t come up. And then He prohibits them. They are suppose to be a nation of priests and then they became a nation with priests, mediators. So, it started with them needing to come up and they were too afraid to come up, they never heard the words. They only saw the sounds and the scariness there. That led to that. There you go. we are going to take a break. Thank you for putting the mail bag together, Karen. I usually teach about Exodus 19 and 20, takes me an hour, I just try to do it in 2 minutes. Ha, ha, hope people can follow that …

Scriptures

Exodus 19

12 You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13 Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain.” -nkjv

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. -kjv

12 But you shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘[c]Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mountain shall certainly be put to death. 13 No hand shall touch him, but he shall certainly be stoned or [d]shot through; whether animal or person, the violator shall not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.” -nasb

12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. 13 They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.” -niv

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Posted by: thaishin | March 21, 2023

When do christians get their glorified bodies?

Open line radio March 11, 2023 hour 1

Listener:

My question is very simple. When does a christian, a believer receives his glorified body?

Mike Fibarez:

That’s a great question and depends on where we are in the timeline, the eschatological timeline of what Jesus has taught and what the bible teaches is going to happen in the future. In other words, if I am alive and you are alive today, Caroline, our trust is in Christ, the minute Christ comes to get his Church and meet us in the air, the bible says we are going to be changed in the twinkling of an eye, as it says in 1Corinthians 15 and we will get our resurrected body at that point, if we happen to die before the rapture of the Church, then our bodies are going to be laid in the ground, our spirit is going to be with the Lord, to be absent from the body, present with the Lord, 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and we will have to awake with a disembodied state, our soul would be with Christ but we will wait for our resurrected bodies when the rapture of the Church takes place. So when that takes place, the experience may be for those who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, they get their bodies instantaneously, we get our resurrected bodies in a gap between that we die until the Father sends Christ to pick the Church up in the air. He’s coming for us at the rapture of the Church. Does that help, Caroline.

Caroline:

In Corinthians chapter 15, what is the scripture that support that?

Dr Mike Fabarez:

Well, that’s a couple of passages but it starts in verse 35, of 1Corinthians 15 but the part that speaks about the changing at the twinkling of an eye is found in verse 52 and here’s how it’s put, let me start in the context of verse 51, “behold, I tell you a mystery, Paul says, we shall not all sleep, of course it’s a euphemism for death, but we shall all be changed in a moment in a twinkling of eye at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable and we shall be changed, which is precisely what He told us over at 1Thessalonians, that we are going to, at the rapture of the Lord, 1Thessalonians chapter 4, those of us who remain at the coming of the Lord, this is 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verse 17, we will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and we are going to be changed, verse 16, the dead are going to be raised in Christ and we who are alive are going to be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and according to 1Corinthians 15, we know we have to have our mortal bodies changed to an immortal body, so I hope that helps, Caroline.

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 15

A Glorious Body

35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” 36 Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 37 And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind [f]of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

40 There are also [g]celestial bodies and [h]terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the earth, made[i] of dust; the second Man is [j]the Lord from heaven. 48 As was the [k]man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we[l] shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

Our Final Victory

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a [m]mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

-nkjv

1 Thessalonians 4

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [d]asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. -nkjv

2 Corinthians 5

1 For we know that if our earthly [a]house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our [b]habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. 4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as [c]a guarantee.

6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. -nkjv

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