IT'S TIME TO BE ABSENT! 2 Corinthians 5:7; (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) v8; We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. AND NOT TO USE AN EXCUSE! Ephesians 2:8; For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: v9; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Grace gets abuse; slanderously reporting that the more we sin, the more God's grace can be manifested. IT'S TIME TO BE ABSENT! We are not walking in grace until we have broken from world corruptions. Titus 2:11; For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, v12, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. EXCUSE! Isaiah 4:1; And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach (guilt). "I can live as I please, as long as I say, I believe!" IT'S TIME TO BE ABSENT! Jesus died so we could enjoy deliverance in and from this present evil world. Titus 2:14; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Apostle