Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 3:1
It seems that Paul was struggling with persons who were coming into the church and trying to take over. They were bringing letters of recommendation to try to prove that they should be listened to and followed. Paul is simply saying in response that they believe in Christ because of Paul's work there so they in fact are his letter of recommendation and that they should not turn away from what God has done in their lives.
But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:14
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 3:16
I've seen this literally be the case for a young man that tried to read the Bible before coming to Jesus and the pages were blank. After he gave his life to Christ he was excited that the pages now contained words - though it was the same physical Bible before and after.
Certainly it is the same in a spiritual way for most of us. The Bible is dull and boring until Jesus opens our eyes to see.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
This can also bee translated to be "where the Spirit is Lord" - in other words, when we surrender our lives to the Spirit then he brings freedom to our lives.
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