Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

[jesus lover]

Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

 

[electedbyHim]

Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

1 Corinthians 5:3 For I, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present:

For I, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit - The NLT paraphrase capitalizes Spirit signifying Holy Spirit, but almost every other version has little "s" spirit, signifying Pau's human spirit. "There is some hesitation in taking this to indicate Paul’s metaphysical presence with them apart from his body." (CBC) Paul is in Ephesus, but he is connected to the believers in Corinth by virtue of the fact that both are members of the mystical Body of Christ. Geographic separation did not separate him spiritually from the Corinthians, and his written words were to be taken as if he himself were physically present. And so here Paul expresses his response in his innermost spirit upon hearing of this sin of incest.


Regarding the spirit as big or little "s" - Fee (1986:204–205), and Witherington (1995:158) lobby for the primary sense to be the Holy Spirit, as the NLT has. Rightly, they emphasize that Paul was drawing upon Matt 18:15–20, where Jesus promised to be present with the church as it exercises just discipline over its members. Having imparted his Spirit to the church and to its individual members upon their baptism into it, Paul’s theological conviction is that the Spirit’s presence among them, when they met to deal with this matter, would link them to Paul’s apostolic authority." (W. Baker)

Guzik has a good note on present in the spirit - When Paul mentions his spirit being present, he isn’t speaking of astral-projection in the early church. He is truly represented in their midst by his letter, which was a valid spiritual extension of his apostolic authority. In other words, Paul didn’t have to be there to exercise his authority; distance didn’t make him any less an apostle.

Have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present - Wuest - "already handed down my sentence, and this sentence stands." Recall what Paul had asked in (1 Cor 4:21+) "What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?" Here we see he is coming with a rod! Paul had sufficient evidence in the report described in 1 Cor 5:1 to make a just and fair judgment, speaking now as if he were present in the midst of the assembly. Recall Paul had just declared he was their spiritual father (1 Cor 4:15+), and now he shows he holds to the principle of "spare the rod and spoil the child," as he levels a blow with the "rod of judgment" so to speak.(cf 1 Cor 4:21+). In effect Paul is bring "church discipline" against the man in the church who was committing incest.

 

[hawkman]

Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

Would you like to do greater things than Paul ?

 

[jesus lover]

Would you like to do greater things than Paul ?

That would be cool!

 

[hawkman]

That would be cool!

Well if you believe what Jesus said .

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

 

[for_his_glory]

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst 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, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

vs. 1 is speaking about the tabernacle of God that is within us as we are the Temple of God, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17, and when we physically die we will have eternal life with Him in the New Jerusalem
vs. 2 we desire to be in our new home, the New Jerusalem, that will be ushered down from heaven at the end of days, Rev 21
vs. 3 we are clothed in Gods righteousness as we will not be found naked, Isaiah 61:10
vs. 4 We are the Temple of God, but yet we do have burdens as we still live in this fleshly body waiting for immortality when Christ returns, 1 Corinthians 15:51-54
vs. 5 basic as we have Gods Spirit dwelling in us as we need to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh, Galatians 5:16, 17
vs. 6 we are confident knowing that if we are walking in the flesh we are absent from God because flesh and Spirit can not mix, Galatians 5:17
vs. 7 we walk by faith, which is Christ Jesus as we seek those things from above and not the things of this world, Colossians 3:1-4
vs. 8 we are confident if we are walking in the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) we are no longer following the lust of the flesh, 1 John 2:16

Absent from the body and present with the Lord means that we are no longer in the flesh, but now walking in the Spirit having fellowship with God while still being here on earth.

 

[eddif]

Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

jesus lover
2 Corinthians 12:3 kjv
3. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

You really get into a situation of dual citizenship (as some call it).

Christ in us (on earth).
Us in Christ as he intercedes for us at the right hand o God in Heaven.

Before the last trump our mind may not can tell.

Mississippi redneck.
eddif

 

[Who Me]

Do you believe you can go out of body?Like in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5?

This was an experience God gave to Pau. To help him in his service.
It was not pleasure trip, done for Paul's enjoyment or to give him bragging rights.

Do read what Paul says about his life. Are you as dedicated and as determined as Paul was to serve Jesus?

Even if you are, you don't get to decide how God will use you, how he prepares you or what experiences you suffer during your service before God.

Chridtianity is not a game, you are gambling with your eternal future.
A future, if you reject Buddhism etc with God, or if you continue to play with Buddhism etc a future where there is nothing of God in it, in otherworld Hell.