There are people who think that they can make the gospel of Jesus Christ more attractive by dressing it up. In this passage, Paul firmly renounces any belief or any practice that tries to make the gospel more attractive. He steadfastly maintains that what God has given is the best. Paul renounced any teaching or practice that would disguise the […]

God’s work is not finished with our justification, but it also includes our sanctification. We are drawn behind the veil and transformed by the Spirit of the Lord. It is the work of God that does both of these things. Sanctification is a continuation or a further application of that complete work of atonement or salvation being applied in our […]

Moses put a veil on his face because of the glory that was represented by the giving of the law. But Paul now gives a second reason for the veil. Not only could the Israelites not look steadily at the brilliant glory, but what they were looking at was passing away. John Calvin says that the passing away of the […]