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| Rev. Canon George Sinclair |
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, November 27th, 2016)
Broadcast Notes:
A
shout out this morning to Bethel McClelland whose generous donation allowed
this show to go on!
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Am I
Living Life Wearing Blindfolds?
This is an abbreviated version of a
longer sermon that I gave at Church of the Messiah. The sermon is part of a
series where I will preach through all of 2 Corinthians over 19 Sundays. The
series is called, "Jars Of Clay: Being Human In Christ."
2Corinthians 3:7-18 (ESV)
7 Now
if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that
the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was
being brought to an end, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit
have even more glory? 9 For if there was glory in the ministry
of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. 10 Indeed,
in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of
the glory that surpasses it. 11 For if what was being brought
to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
12 Since
we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13 not like Moses, who
would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the
outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14 But their minds
were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil
remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes,
to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But
when one[a] turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
17 Now the Lord[b] is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled
face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[c] are being transformed into the same
image from one degree of glory to another.[d] For this comes from the Lord who is the
Spirit.
Footnotes:
1.
2 Corinthians 3:16 Greek he
2.
2 Corinthians 3:17 Or this Lord
3.
2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflecting the
glory of the Lord
4.
2 Corinthians 3:18 Greek from glory to
glory
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1. If all
I have are rules and rituals to follow, I will die a failure.
2. Human
beings have multiple blindfolds, but the root blindfold blinds us to our
Creator.
2
Corinthians 3:18
And
we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this
comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Rev. Canon George Sinclair
Church of the Messiah
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