Chapter
IX.—We Shall Be Judged in the Flesh.
And let no one of you say that this very flesh shall not
be judged, nor rise again. Consider ye in what [state] ye were
saved, in what ye received sight,
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if not while
ye were in this flesh. We must therefore preserve the flesh as
the temple of God. For as ye were called in the flesh, ye shall
also come [to be judged] in the flesh. As Christ
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the Lord who saved us, though He was first a
Spirit
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became flesh, and
thus called us, so shall we also receive the reward in this
flesh. Let us therefore love one another, that we may all attain
to the kingdom of God. While we have an opportunity of being
healed, let us yield ourselves to God that healeth us, and give to Him
a recompense. Of what sort? Repentance out of a sincere
heart; for He knows all things beforehand, and is acquainted with what
is in our hearts. Let us therefore give Him praise, not with the
mouth only, but also with the heart, that He may accept us as
sons. For the Lord has said, “Those are my brethren who do
the will of my Father.”
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Literally,
“looked up.”
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The
ms.
has
εἷς
, “one,” which Wake
follows, but it seems clearly a mistake for
ὡς
.
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I.
λόγος
(word).
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Matt. xii. 50
.