2 Coríntios 3
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2 Coríntios 3:2
Evidence of salvation is an epistle in itself. The salvation of the Corinthians was in Paul's heart and in the hearts of those who were with him, for he was always thinking about it. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:3
The things which are promised are eternal and are therefore said to be written with the Spirit of God, unlike temporal things written in ink, which fades and loses its power to record anything. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:4
Paul's purpose was to show that the ancient prophets did not have this position of trust in God's eyes, because theirs was a preparing ministry. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:6
The Spirit, who is the law of faith which is not written but which is contained in the rational soul, is life-giving, drawing to himself those who are guilty of mortal sin, so that they may be made righteous and cease altogether from sinning. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:8
It is obvious that the grace of the law of faith is greater than that of the law of Moses. For although the law of Moses was intended to be beneficial, it became the law of death because it was flouted. Then, because there was no way it could make provision for sinners to be saved, there came the law of faith, which not only forgives sinners but also makes them righteous. There is therefore a great deal of difference between one law and the other. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:9
Paul says this because there is more glory in salvation than there is in death. However justly a judge may condemn some-one, he earns more honor if he shows mercy, so that the guilty party is given an opportunity to mend his ways. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:10
The law of Moses was not made glorious because of the splendor on his face. That splendor was of no benefit to anyone and did not have the reward of glory. It was rather a hindrance, not through its own fault but through the fault of sinners. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:11
Paul does not deny that there was splendor in the law and on the face of Moses, but it did not endure because in his case it was a symbol and not a reality. The difference between the face of Moses and the glory of Christ is the same as the difference between the picture and the person whom it portrays. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:12
Paul is saying that we have a hope of seeing glory, not the kind that was on the face of Moses but the kind which the three apostles saw on the mountain when the Lord revealed himself. Therefore we ought to repay the love of God as far as we can by being more fervent in our love for him, who by cleansing us from our sins has given us this confidence. Now our confidence ought to increase, because what we eventually see will be in proportion to what we now believe. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:14
Their minds were hardened through unbelief, and this will not change until they convert and believe in Christ. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES
2 Coríntios 3:17
Because God is Spirit, he has given through Christ the law of the Spirit, which persuades us to believe in invisible things which our reasoning understands spiritually. This law gives liberty because it demands only faith, and because it believes what it does not see, we are able to be rescued from our condition. — COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES