You misrepresent me, Esaias .. Look what you conveniently left out.... In bold type....
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Paul's confidence in, and desire to, be absent from the body to be present with the Lord was speaking in reference to the groaning he experienced in his body, and the better situation of not being in it and weighted down by the groanings it caused. And if anybody groaned in his body it would be Paul. Compared to living in a mortal body that causes groanings, or living naked without a body , Paul would rather be naked and absent from the body in an unclothed state to be with the Lord. But since he already stated it's not a groaning to simply be OUT of the mortal body, but clothed upon with an immortal one , aside from merely comparing clothed in a mortal body but apart from the Lord, or being unclothed in nakedness of soul to be present with the Lord, not for the mere moment considering the ultimate goal of being clothed upon with immortal flesh, his ultimate goal was to be clothed upon in immortal flesh to rule this world with Jesus forevermore.'
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...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
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