A Desire to Depart and be with Christ

Philippians 1:19-24

I. Paul's Confidence 1:19-21

A.  Paul didn't live under the circumstances.

B.  The Spirit of Christ  v. 19
    
    Another name for the Holy Spirit.

    Our confession echoes the Nicean Creed in Chapter 2 para 3 when it says:
    “of one substance, power and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided;  The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the son is eternally begotten of the Father; The Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son; all infinite, without beginning, therefore, but One God, who is not divided in nature and being”

C.  Christ will be Magnified  v. 20

II. Paul's Conflict 1:22-24

Paul was ready to die.
Paul was willing to live.
    
The fact that the soul can be separated from the body is not a good thing.
    

III. What Happens when a Christian Dies? 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

A.  The Intermediate State

    1.  We continue to exist – in Heaven.  v. 1, 6-8

    2.  This is not our Final Existence  v. 2-5

B.  The Final Reality – the Eternal State

C.  What happens to a lost person when he/she dies?  Luke 16:19-31