2 Corinthians Blog 2

I think that my favorite chapter in 2 Corinthians is chapter 3. My favorite verse is verse 17 which says, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” That whole section is amazing though! Verses 12-16 say “Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.” I think Christians tend to forget that. I know I have forgotten how much freedom there is in Christ. Not simply freedom within ourselves, but freedom to share the Gospel with others; especially people in the parts of the church that are not being persecuted. What reason do we have not to preach the Gospel? Are we afraid that somebody is going to judge us? Why? Would we rather be judged by God?


Something that I would like to work on is remembering that the only opinion that I should be thinking about is God’s. However, it does not take long to realize that this is easier said than done. Opinions seem to matter. When applying to a school, the applicant gives reasons why they should be chosen. The people who accept or decline students form an opinion of them based on what they learn. The same thing goes with jobs.

This weekend I was working on an exegesis paper on Galatians and was stuck. I was having trouble putting my thoughts in order and writing the paper became impossible. Fortunately, I stepped back from the paper and did not return to it until I remembered that the paper would be worth nothing. I don’t care about what the teacher thinks of the paper. That is not my primary concern. Instead, I care about what God can teach me while I write the paper. I worked really hard on that paper after realizing that the teacher’s opinion should not carry weight. This time, I tried to stay conscious of the fact that I was reading Scripture.

Of course I would be crazy if I did not take into consideration the fact that the teacher has expectations. I still have to follow what the teacher wants in the paper. Yet even so, God still should be the primary reason that I do anything.