A Glory That Will Not Fade 2 Corinthians 3:7-18.

Pause for thought

At the very beginning when Moses gave the Law etched on stone tablets, his face shone because he had been in God’s presence. Moses wore a veil over his face to shield the people from its glow, and its fading glory. The old covenant of works is made void by the death and resurrection of Jesus, see Hebrews chapters 8-10 The veil illustrates the fading away of the old system, and represents the closed minds of those who hold to it, ending in their spiritual death 3:7 and 3:14.

The first covenant as glorious as it was could never give life, Jesus was the only one who fulfilled the law perfectly keeping it entirely. He was tempted in every way like us yet He never sinned. Under the new covenant the Holy Spirit gives new life to everyone who believes in Jesus. Paul says that compared to the overwhelming glory of the New covenant the old was not glorious at all 3:10.

when a person believes in Jesus Christ, the veil is stripped off by the Holy Spirit giving new life and freedom from sin and it’s bondage. When this happens we become like mirrors that reflect God’s glory, but this is just the start for as the Holy Spirit continues His work in us we become more and more like the Lord reflecting His likeness to a greater degree 3:16-18.

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When anyone turns to the Lord then the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, He gives freedom 2 Corinthians 3:16-17 N.L.T.

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