We will receive the things done in our bodies

In the fifth chapter of Romans Paul speaks of reconciliation with God. Since God is three personages, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We can be reconciled to our heavenly state through the atonement of the Son, (one member of the Godhead) and by faith receiving the Holy Ghost we can return to the Father who begat us spiritually (or created our spirits and caused them to be united with physical bodies)

To reconcile means to re-unite. To harmonize, to make consistent, restore, to make an adjustment of differences. Let us think for a moment what that means. Like Jesus we were born into this mortal existence into a physical body. The Son came down from heaven to show us the way. He was born, “he waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom and the grace of God was with him. He increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.” (Luke2:49 & 52)  Everything he did lead toward heaven. We also were born into a physical body and maybe we haven’t increased in wisdom and stature in favor with God and man like Christ did but we had that opportunity. Maybe the parent(s) we went to were thieves and murders so it was harder for us to follow the path Christ showed us. Maybe we were born into a good and righteous family and we said there has to be more to the world than this. So we rebelled against our parents teachings and went our own way. It does not matter where we are in the world. The Gospel - the truth is out there and if we find it and hold to it we have the opportunity to be reconciled with God and ascend into heaven. We get to reconciliation by way of our individual path. Paul says “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”  2 Corinthians 5:10) What have you been doing in your body?  I don’t know about you, but I need to make some changes. I need daily to let go of my troubles. I need to eat what’s right for my body,  (I have food allergies) and exercise my body and etc. We receive the things done in our bodies. Think about that. Are we carrying around deep wounds physical or emotional? Do we punish our bodies? Do we need a new body?  Paul says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature; Old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. All things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:17 – 18)

I try to live a good life and follow what I know is right. But if Christ appeared before me right now I’d suddenly realize how far away from being reconciled with him I truly am.