Day 173 – Death Leads to Life
Day 172 – The Old Covenant Fades Away
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Today’s reading: 2 Cor 3
The Old Covenant is written in stone. The New Covenant is written in spirit on the hearts of men. The Old Covenant was restrictive and leads to death. The in the New Covenant the spirit gives freedom and life.
However, even under the Old Covenant, there was splendor. How much greater than must be the splendor under the new covenant? This is Paul’s argument.
With this argument, Paul reaches a dramatic conclusion:
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit”
Stop and think about that for a second. We are not destined to be disembodied spirits in an ethereal heaven. Nor are we destined to be resurrected to bodies identical to the ones we have now. Paul says we are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory (material earthly) to another (heavenly and preternatural). We will be like the resurrected Christ in mind, spirit, and body.
Tomorrow: 2 Cor 4
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I was born and raised in New York City, and now live in Fairfax, VA with my wife and four kids.
I am an attorney and accomplished litigator at one of Washington D.C.’s top law firms, I began writing about religion when I was asked to author a series of articles explaining the Catholic faith on the popular blog 52 Prayers. I now write regularly about my faith on my blog.
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