Biblical Wisdom - The freedom that the gospel gives, from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3)

Enjoy the freedom that the gospel gives you like an eagle flying in the sky
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Gospel - The freedom that the gospel gives, from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3) 
Shalom
~ This is Geonjubu , a real estate expert specializing in
healthy stocks.
​May the peace of the Lord be with you always.
I start my day by writing down one chapter
from the New Testament and meditating on it (QT).
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We thank you for giving us the gift of the Holy Spirit and grace as we read the Word every day, and for making us healthy both physically and spiritually.​
Today’s reading is [2 Corinthians 3 (verses 1-18)].
Letter from Christ
 
We who believe in Jesus and become like Jesus Christ are the letters of Christ.
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1. Are we beginning to recommend ourselves again? Or do we need to send letters of recommendation to you or receive letters of recommendation from you, as some people do?
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2. You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read by all.
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3. For you are a letter from Christ, ministered to us through our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts .
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4. We have this confidence toward God through Christ.
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5. But we do not consider ourselves qualified to be worthy, as if anything were from ourselves, but our qualification is from God.
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6. He has made us sufficiently qualified to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life .
Glory to glory
 
Take off the veil that covers your face and look at Jesus, and you will go from glory to glory.
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7. If the ministry of the writings on the stones that brought death was glorious, and the children of Israel could not look at the face of Moses because of the glory that appeared on his face,
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8. How much more will the ministry of the Spirit be filled with glory ?
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9. For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory .
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10. In this case, what was once glorious is no longer glorious because a greater glory has appeared.
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11. If what is to be perished was glorious, what is to be eternal will be even more glorious.
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12. Since we have this hope, we speak all the more boldly.
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13. We do not do what Moses did, putting a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from noticing the consequences of his disappearance.
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14. But the hearts of the people of Israel were hardened, and to this day the veil is not taken away when the old covenant is read, because it is taken away in Christ.
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15. Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil is placed over their hearts.
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16. But whenever we turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away .
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17. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom .
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18. But we all, with naked face beholding the glory of the Lord , are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, by the Spirit of the Lord.
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QT Construction Company's Bible Interpretation
 
 
◆ Easy Bible Interpretation by Geonjubu
Let's start a new corner.
When reading the Word, there are some chapters that are hard to understand. In today's case,
there are passages in the Word that are hard to understand if you don't know
the Old Testament well, such as the letter of recommendation, the old covenant of the Mosaic era, and the veil.
I hope that you will receive more understanding and grace through the easy Bible explanation of the construction manager.
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1. Letter of Recommendation and Christ's Letter (verses 1-3)
Paul says that he and his co-workers did not need letters of recommendation. At the time, it was common for ministers to receive letters of recommendation to prove their authority, but Paul emphasizes that the Corinthians themselves were letters of Christ (i.e., people who had been transformed through Paul’s ministry).
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◆ Key Concepts
A life transformed by the gospel is more important than a letter of recommendation
Not a letter written in words, but a changed heart engraved by the Holy Spirit
2. Comparison of the Old Covenant (Law) and the New Covenant (Gospel) (verses 4-11)
Paul describes the law as “a letter that kills” and the gospel as “a spirit that gives life.”
◆ Why does the law kill?
The Law (the stone tablets on which Moses wrote the Ten Commandments) brings awareness of sin, but does not provide salvation.
Failure to keep the law leads to condemnation and ultimately death.
However, the new covenant (the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ) gives life through the Holy Spirit.
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◆ Moses' Fading Glory vs. Jesus Christ's Eternal Glory
When Moses received the Law on Mount Sinai, the glory of God shone on his face.
But this glory is temporary (it soon fades away)
On the other hand, the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ is eternal.
🌟 The glory of the law will pass away, but the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ will last forever!
3. Moses' Towel and Israel's Stubborn Heart (verses 12-15)
After Moses received the Law, he covered his face with a veil (Exodus 34:29-35).
Paul uses this as a spiritual metaphor.
This explains the state of the Israelites interpreting the law literally and not accepting the gospel.
They say that their hearts are hardened so that they cannot see Jesus Christ.
🌟 But in Christ the veil is taken away!
4. The Spirit of the Lord and Freedom (verses 16-18)
“Every time we turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.” (v. 16)
When you believe in Jesus, you are free from the shackles of the law.
Under the law there is condemnation and fear, but in the gospel there is freedom.
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (v. 17)
The Holy Spirit frees us from the law and gives us true freedom.
“From glory to glory.” (v. 18)
As we look to Jesus, we become more and more like Him.
This is the transformation through the Holy Spirit, the process that takes place in the life of a believer.
◆ True understanding of the Bible given by the Holy Spirit
1. The law (old covenant) brings condemnation and death, but the gospel (new covenant) gives life.
2. Unlike the temporary glory of Moses, the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ is eternal.
3. When we believe in Christ, the veil that covers our hearts is removed, and true freedom and change occur through the Holy Spirit.
🌟 That is, when we look to Jesus Christ, we are transformed into something more glorious! - Amen -
♥ Intercessory prayer for the housewife
 
Please pray for the construction company and for yourselves.
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Thank you to our neighbors who have taken the time to visit us.
Please pray for the construction workers for a moment. Your prayers will be a great help.
And after the intercessory prayer for the construction workers, please add your name and pray again.
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Dear Father God,
Please pray for the construction workers who are carrying out the precious ministry of the Lord.
Lord, when I try to spread God’s word and minister through my blog, Satan will attack my weak points and try to knock me down, but I pray that You personally protect me and strengthen me.
" Have your waist buckled with truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, and put on your shoes, the prepared shoes of the gospel of peace. Take the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. " (Ephesians 6:14-17)
According to this word, please help the church members to put on the full armor of God and block the flaming arrows of Satan, and work so that they can move forward toward greater grace through repentance rather than condemnation of sin.
Lord, David, Solomon, and Samson all fell to temptation, but I believe that only those who hold on to God can rise again.
Rather than a heart that condemns, please arm us more strongly with the blood of Jesus so that we can overcome Satan’s schemes.
May the Gunju Church spread the word of the Lord to more people through its blog ministry, and may those who listen to the word also experience change.
I pray earnestly in the name of Jesus that you will hold on to the foundation with the power of the Holy Spirit today and help us become stronger as we meditate deeply on Jesus. Amen.