2 Corinthians

Title: “From Tent to Temple: Our Eternal Dwelling with God” 2 Corinthians 5:1–5 (CSB) “For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.2 Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling,3 since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.4 Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothe

In 2 Corinthians 4:16–18, Paul reminds believers that though our outer selves waste away, our inner lives are renewed daily by God’s Spirit. Our present trials, though painful, are producing an eternal weight of glory beyond comparison. This passage calls us to shift our focus from the visible and temporary to the unseen and eternal, finding strength and hope in God’s eternal promises.

In *2 Corinthians 4:7–15*, Paul reveals that God places His priceless treasure in fragile clay jars—ordinary people—so His power, not ours, is seen. Though afflicted and weak, we’re never abandoned. Through suffering, the life of Jesus shines in us, spreading grace and thanksgiving to God’s glory. Our weakness becomes the vessel of His strength.

This exegetical study of 2 Corinthians 4:1–6 explores how God’s mercy sustains ministry, the call to integrity in truth, the reality of spiritual blindness, the centrality of Christ’s lordship, and the transforming light of God’s glory revealed in Jesus Christ. Through divine illumination, believers reflect His light to a dark world.