The law made known sin, and the wrath and curse of God it showed us a God above us, and a God against us but the gospel makes known grace, and Emmanuel, God with us. The Old Testament dispensation was the ministration of death, but the New Testament of life. The letter killeth: the letter of the law is the ministration of death and if we rest only in the letter of the gospel, we shall not be the better for so doing: but the Holy Spirit gives life spiritual, and life eternal. And remember, as our whole dependence is upon the Lord, so the whole glory belongs to him alone. Their hearts were humbled and softened to receive this impression, by the new-creating power of the Holy Spirit. Nor was it written in tables of stone, as the law of God given to Moses, but on the fleshy (not fleshly, as fleshliness denotes sensuality) tables of the heart, Eze. 36:26. The law of Christ was written in their hearts, and the love of Christ shed abroad there. Nothing is more delightful to faithful ministers, or more to their praise, than the success of their ministry, as shown in the spirits and lives of those among whom they labour. Verses 1-11 Even the appearance of self-praise and courting human applause, is painful to the humble and spiritual mind. (1-11) The preaching of the apostle was suitable to the excellency and evidence of the gospel, through the power of the Holy Ghost. They are different members of the Holy Trinity.The preference of the gospel to the law given by Moses. 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.
2 corinthians 3 18 full#
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.
2 corinthians 3 18 skin#
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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