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"always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body." 2 Cor. 4:10
In today's antiseptic, anesthetized society, the thought of continually handling and dwelling on the death of Jesus would no doubt be considered unusual - unhealthy even. Some would surely ask, "How can bearing His dying in my body bring life to me? Wouldn't that rob me of energy? Wouldn't it cause me to always look back and never forward? Wouldn't that cause me to become so consumed with heaven that I am of no use here on earth?" The simple answer is, "No," for this is no ordinary death that Paul is describing. When Jesus died it wasn't the passing of earth to Heaven, but rather the coming of Heaven to earth.
"always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body." 2 Cor. 4:10
In today's antiseptic, anesthetized society, the thought of continually handling and dwelling on the death of Jesus would no doubt be considered unusual - unhealthy even. Some would surely ask, "How can bearing His dying in my body bring life to me? Wouldn't that rob me of energy? Wouldn't it cause me to always look back and never forward? Wouldn't that cause me to become so consumed with heaven that I am of no use here on earth?" The simple answer is, "No," for this is no ordinary death that Paul is describing. When Jesus died it wasn't the passing of earth to Heaven, but rather the coming of Heaven to earth.