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1Our bodies are like tipis that we live in here on earth. If our tipi wears out and is taken down in death, we know for sure that the Great Spirit has a better lodge for us in the spirit-world above. That lodge is not made with human hands and will never grow old or wear out.
2As long as we remain here in our earthly tipis, we groan, for we are aching to put on our tipis from the world above.
3After we have taken off these old bodies, we will be given new bodies to wear. In this way we will not remain spirits without bodies.[#5:3 1 Corinthians 15:52; #5:3 Lit. be found naked]
4As long as we remain in these tipis of our earthly bodies , we keep groaning with heavy hearts, longing for something more. We do not desire our earthly bodies to be stripped from us, but that we would be fitted with our new bodies. When this happens, these death-doomed bodies of ours will be overtaken with new life.
5Our Creator is the one who has made us ready for this new body . The gift of his Spirit is his proof to us that his promise is trustworthy and true.
6This is the reason our hearts remain firm, for we know that as long as we remain in this earthly body, we are not yet at home with our Honored Chief.
7As we walk the road of life, we trust in him even though we do not yet see him, for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8Our hearts remain so firm in this truth that we can say, “We would rather be at home with our Honored Chief than to remain in these earthly bodies.”
9So whether we stay here on earth or go to be with him in the spirit-world above, it is our aim to make his heart glad.
10For we must all stand before the council seat of the Chosen One and give an answer for what we have done in these earthly bodies—whether good or bad. Then the Chosen One will give back to each of us the honor that is due.
11Knowing that all will stand before our Honored Chief in this way fills us with great respect and awe. This is why we work so hard to help all people see and understand this truth. The Great Spirit can see who we are, and we trust that you can also see from your hearts who we truly are.
12We are not trying to make ourselves look big in your eyes, but we do want you to be proud of us in a good way . Then you will be able to see through the ones who brag about how things look on the outside rather than what is in the heart.
13If we sound as if we have lost our minds, that is between us and the Great Spirit. If we sound as if we are in our right minds, it is for your good.
14The love shown to us by the Chosen One has taken hold of our hearts, because we know that if one has died for all human beings, then all of us died.
15He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died and rose for them.
16So from now on we will no longer look at others through weak human eyes. Even though we used to see the Chosen One in this way, that is not how we see him now.
17I am saying that anyone who has been joined together with the Chosen One is now part of the new creation. For in the Chosen One the old creation has faded away and the new creation has come into being.
18It is the Great Spirit himself who has done all of this! Through the Chosen One, Creator has removed the hostility between human beings and himself, bringing all creation into harmony once again. The Great Spirit has chosen us to represent him in the sacred task of helping others find and walk this path of peacemaking and healing—turning enemies into friends.
19The Great Spirit was not holding people’s broken ways against them. Instead, he was working in the Chosen One to bring all people back into harmony with himself. He has now given us the honor of bringing this message to others.
20So we now represent the Chosen One. It is as if Creator is speaking through us, calling out for all people to walk the path of being restored back to the Great Spirit.
21Creator Sets Free (Jesus) , the one who knew no broken ways, was chosen by the Great Spirit to bear our broken ways, so that we would become the ones who represent his right ways.