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Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
Note 13 at 2 Cor. 5:6: In light of the Spirit in our lives being the guarantee of full redemption, we can always be "confident," that is, of good courage, knowing that we are moving towards the unveiling and manifestation of the full presence of our Lord.
Note 14 at 2 Cor. 5:6: Even though a Christian is one in whom the Spirit of Christ dwells (Rom. 8:9; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17; Rev. 3:20) there is still a sense in which the believer is absent from the Lord. This earthly house, that is this mortal body, limits our walk with the Lord to a walk of faith rather than a walk of sight (v. 7).
