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The answer is obvious. (see scripture below)
Here's what the Apostle Paul says about them.
How could anyone defend the law after reading what he has to say?
Commentary and summary below that.
2 Corinthians 3:6-11
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory now
in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
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The Apostle is comparing two ministries:
- The new covenant
- The ministry that brought death (engraved in letters on stone) The TCs.
What does he say about each?
The new covenant: See bold highlight.
The ministry that brought death (engraved in letters on stone) The TCs
See bold highlight.
Summary:
The Ten Commandments, which were engraved in letters on stone, is what the Apostle is calling the ministry that brought death. Because the letter of the law kills, it can only bring condemnation. Though the law came with glory, it has no glory now. It was transitory, giving way to the new covenant.
Therefore, we are ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. Because the Spirit gives life. Though the ministry that brought death was glorious, it has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory of that which lasts!
Here's what the Apostle Paul says about them.
How could anyone defend the law after reading what he has to say?
Commentary and summary below that.
2 Corinthians 3:6-11
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory now
in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Apostle is comparing two ministries:
- The new covenant
- The ministry that brought death (engraved in letters on stone) The TCs.
What does he say about each?
The new covenant: See bold highlight.
2 Corinthians 3:6-11
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory nowHe has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
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11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ministry that brought death (engraved in letters on stone) The TCs
See bold highlight.
2 Corinthians 3:6-11
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory now
in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death,
which was engraved in letters on stone,
came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at
the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious,
how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory now
in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory,
how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary:
The Ten Commandments, which were engraved in letters on stone, is what the Apostle is calling the ministry that brought death. Because the letter of the law kills, it can only bring condemnation. Though the law came with glory, it has no glory now. It was transitory, giving way to the new covenant.
Therefore, we are ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. Because the Spirit gives life. Though the ministry that brought death was glorious, it has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory of that which lasts!