2 Corinthians 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 4:10. THE SPLENDOUR OF THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY IN SPITE OF ITS OUTWARD LOWLINESS. 2 Corinthians 3:1. One of the charges laid against Paul had probably been that of overweening self-esteem, leading to a claim to greater authority than rightfully belonged to him. One... [ Continue Reading ]
This opens the way for a comparison between the ministry under the one covenant and the ministry under the other. The former, even though its issue was historically failure, condemnation, and death, and while its inferiority was shown by its being engraved on tables of stone (though it was destined... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 3:17 F. In 2 Corinthians 3:17 he explains the deep reasons why turning to the Lord is followed by the removal of the veil, and in so doing gives utterance to a statement of the greatest importance for his Christology, the Lord is the Spirit. For here, as elsewhere with few exceptions,... [ Continue Reading ]