![]() ![]() In Christ, the chains which bind us are removed, and we are freed from others expectations of us, freed to live out the life which Jesus Christ calls us to. ![]() Jesus Christ has enabled us to be set free once for all from our search for meaning and purpose in life, from our search to discover who we are and why we are here. They are different members of the Holy Trinity.In our examination of 2 Corinthians 3:7-18, we have studied Paul’s exhortation to believers to live with “unveiled faces”. It does not mean that the Lord is the Holy Spirit. #6: “…which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” Others believe it means from being sanctified on earth to becoming transfigured physically, mentally and spiritually as we ascend into Heaven. Most commentators interpret this as meaning from one degree of glory or grace to another until we reach full glory at the second coming of Jesus. His face was said to shine with rays of light that looked like they came from within him, and be the effect of the time he had spent with the Lord. Some commentators think this part of the verse in an allusion to how the skin on the face of Moses was transformed after he came down from Mount Sinai where he received the ten commandments from the Lord (Exodus 34:29-35). #4: “…are being transformed into his image…”Ĭhristians are transformed into the image of Jesus by their direct access to Him. In a sense, Jesus took both the physical and spiritual veils away from Christians. And spiritually, unlike the Israelites who used Moses as a conduit to God, Christians can speak to Jesus directly. After he conveyed his message to them, he would put the veil back over his face until he went to speak to the Lord again (Exodus 34:34-35).Ĭhristians do not physically cover their faces with veils like Moses. ![]() Moses wore a veil for at least part of his life, removing the veil when he spoke with the Lord and then conveyed messages in the Old Testament to the Israelites. It would not be from one glory to another, or one degree of glory to another. The best view is that it only applies to truly sanctified Christians because an unsanctified Christian would not be transformed “with ever-increasing glory.” An unsanctified Christian would be working to become holy in the first place, which would be the first step into glory at all. Other commentators think it refers only to the apostles. Breaking Down the Key Parts of 2 Corinthians 3:18Ī popular interpretation of this part of the verse is that it means all Christians, whether from a Jewish or Gentile background, whether strong or weak in their faith. In this verse, Paul is concluding chapter 3 with perhaps the most important advantage of living under the law of Jesus. Christians have a direct relationship with Jesus, unlike the Jewish of the time who communicated with God through Moses. Christians have spiritual freedom, as opposed to Jews who are under the prescriptive bondage of Mosaic law. The passage from 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 contrasts followers of Jesus who lived according to the law of Jesus with Jews who lived under Mosaic law. True Christians ascend through various stages of glory as they read God’s Word due to the transforming power of the gospel. “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” Explanation and Commentary on 2 Corinthians 3:18 ![]()
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