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Paul takes courage from the knowledge that when he dies he will be with the Lord. This, along with the fact that we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ motivate him to strive to be pleasing to the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 5:6-10
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Therefore, being always of good courage,
Darum sind wir allezeit getrost
and knowing that a while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
und wissen, daß, solange wir im Leibe wohnen, wir nicht daheim sind bei dem Herrn.
for a we walk by faith, not by 1 sight—
Denn wir wandeln im Glauben und nicht im Schauen.
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we are of good courage, I say,
Wir sind aber guten Mutes
and a prefer rather to be absent from the body
und wünschen vielmehr, aus dem Leibe auszuwandern
and b to be at home with the Lord.
und heimzukehren zu dem Herrn.
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Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be a pleasing to Him.
Darum setzen wir auch unsere Ehre darein, wir seien daheim oder wallen, daß wir ihm wohlgefallen.
For we must all appear before a the judgment seat of Christ,
Denn wir alle müssen vor dem Richterstuhl Christi offenbar werden,
so that each one may be recompensed for 1 his deeds in the body,
damit ein jeglicher empfange,
according to what he has done,
was er vermittels des Leibes gewirkt hat,
whether good or bad.
es sei gut oder böse.
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Another reason Paul strives to please the Lord is the knowledge that his actions will be judged by Christ.
Knowing that he will be with the Lord when he dies motivates Paul to be pleasing to Him.
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