…while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Cor 4:18) Paul begins 2 Corinthians chapter four by saying that he doesn’t lose heart in his ministry. Much of the chapter goes on to show hardships he faced in ministry, yet with an optimistic tone. Later in the chapter he repeats, “we do not lose heart.” This beautiful passage concludes with an important reminder, “the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal”. I suppose he might have said it a variety of ways. He could have said the things that are seen are less important, or insignificant, or any number of things. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit Paul said none of these. He said the things visible are TEMPORAL. I suppose this means temporary. It indicates the things visible are transit...
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