Welcome to “Discipleship Empowerment Keys”!
Title: Given Clothing!
Key Verses: “For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us His Spirit as a guarantee” 2 Corinthians 5:4-5
Key Background: 2 Cor 4:1-18
- Light of Christ gospel v1-6
- Treasures in earthen vessels v7-15
- Not to lose heart, we are being renewed day by day v16-18
Key Framework and Points: 1 Cor 5:1-11
1) Earthly, house, tent, building v1
a. Not made with hands
b. With yes, yes or no, no
2) We are clothed from heaven v2-5
a. Place of habitation
b. Clothed in life
c. God has clothed and guaranteed us life by the Holy Spirit
3) We are to have confidence v6
4) We walk by faith v7
5) We are confident v8
6) We make it our aim v9
7) We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ v10
8) We know, so we persuade men v11
Key Words:
- clothed – dress, clad, garments C/R Ps 104:1, 1 Pet 5:5, Rev 3:5, Rev 19:14
- groan – moan, grumble, whimper C/R Rom 8:3,
- confidence – trust, faith, believe C/R Ps 118:8, Eph 3:12, Phil 1:25, Heb 3:14
- judgment seat – thrown, authority, verdict C/R Rom 14:10, James 2:6
- persuade – encourage, convince, C/R Rom 4:21, Rom 8:38, Rom 14:5, 1 Tim 1:12
- guarantee – assurance, warranty, assure, contract C/R 1 Cor 1:22, Eph 1:13

Key Discipleship Principle:
The disciple must think and walk according to the will of God and to realize that He is the One who has clothed us and given to us eternal habitation which Christ has guaranteed to us by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Key Personal Application:
Even though we remain here for a time in our earthly tent, we need to remember that we are clothed by God, we are encouraged to walk by faith, to live with confidence, and to keep our aim and focus on Christ Jesus our Lord.

Key Prayer Focus for Today: To pray, asking God to help us to understand that we are not made with earthly hand but to realize that He has created us. To pray that today we will be able to walk by faith and confidence, having our eyes firmly fix on Christ concerning all things that we do this day.

Feb 11, 2022. #687