2 Corinthians 3, Christ's Word

 

2 Corinthians 3 –Christ’s Word

 

Paul asked the Church of Corinth if he needs a recommendation from God that he is His minister? He goes on to explain that he doesn’t need that recommendation because the church is his recommendation. For every person that came to Christ because of Paul’s teachings they became his recommendation. Every person we bring to Christ because of the Word of God, they are our recommendation. The Word of God is proof that we have a ministry. It does the work for us. We only must share it. God is not looking for something big or some important person to do His work. If He did, He couldn’t use me or you. God chooses the weak things of the world, little, insignificant things to accomplish His purposes. Our sufficiency is of God.

When Paul wrote of the words engraved in stones, he was undoubtedly talking about the ten commandments. There is nothing wrong with the law of which the ten commandments were written. It is the will of God, it is good, even though it condemns us. It proves that we are all sinners. If the Old Testament is glorious, then how much more so is the New Testament. Paul states that the old law is done away, and now we live under a new covenant, a life of grace. The ten commandments, or old law was hard for the Israelites to obey, even while God was writing down the law, they were creating a golden image to worship. They were expected to obey that law if they didn’t they were judged and condemned by that law. Even Moses feared that Law that God gave them.

The veil which was spoken of was man’s blindness to his sin. Once someone turns to Christ and repents of his sins, then the veil is removed. Only the spirit of God can lift the veil and help us see that Christ is our Savior. He doesn’t put us under the law, He delivers us from the law and brings us to Christ. If we want to be Christlike, we must take time to look at Jesus. There is a song that says, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus; look full in His wonderful face; and the things of the earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”

 

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