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May 1, 2019 · If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart [that is, to die and leave behind the body] and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.
CSB Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose. NLT But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. KJV But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. NKJV But if I live on in the ...
However, Paul has a great tug on his heart yet to remain on in the flesh, meaning living life on earth in his current body. He already told us one reason, because it would be fruitful. Paul recognized that serving and benefitting others was the thing he could take with him and possess forever.
This is the fruit of my labour - The meaning of this passage, which has given much perplexity to commentators, it seems to me is, "If I live in the flesh, it will cost me labor; it will be attended, as it has been, with much effort and anxious care, and I know not which to prefer - whether to remain on the earth with these cares and the hope of doing good, or to go at once to a world of rest."
Nov 9, 2010 · For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you." Sobered by the possibility of dying, and weary of the stresses of life, Paul acknowledged that he would welcome the rest death brings in some ways.
Php 1:24-26. Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh — In the body; is more needful for you — And the rest who have embraced the gospel. For, as he said to the elders of the church at Ephesus, he foresaw that after his departure grievous wolves should enter into the churches, not sparing the flock, Acts 20:29. This is the other particular ...
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Mar 22, 2024 · To be in the flesh is to have a human perspective on life and the world around us (Rom. 8:5). It is living to satisfy one’s own desires. When you are in the flesh, you are on the throne of your life. A life lived in the flesh is not necessarily a bad life. One who is in the flesh might live a morally upright life, be generous to those in need ...
