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Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Christ, the throned Lamb.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to His most precious Name;
Name above all names in heaven,
Name above all names on earth.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Him of peerless worth.
Be to Christ, the throned Lamb.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to His most precious Name;
Name above all names in heaven,
Name above all names on earth.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Him of peerless worth.
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Throned in heav’n, the Prince of Glory,
Equal God, with God on high;
Form of lowest servant taking,
On the cross of shame to die:
In obedience, strong, unswerving,
His blest Father’s will to do;
Death of shame, all undeserved,
E’en to that His love could go.
Equal God, with God on high;
Form of lowest servant taking,
On the cross of shame to die:
In obedience, strong, unswerving,
His blest Father’s will to do;
Death of shame, all undeserved,
E’en to that His love could go.
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Heaven’s crown of brightest glory
Be to Him, the humbled One.
Heaven’s robe of brightest splendor
Be to Him and Him alone.
In the Name of Jesus bowing,
Every tongue shall Him confess
Lord of earth and Lord of heaven;
Myriads shall this Monarch bless.
Be to Him, the humbled One.
Heaven’s robe of brightest splendor
Be to Him and Him alone.
In the Name of Jesus bowing,
Every tongue shall Him confess
Lord of earth and Lord of heaven;
Myriads shall this Monarch bless.
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Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Him of peerless worth.
In the highest heav’n be glory,
Glory be to Him on earth.
Unto God, our God, be glory,
Glory to the great I AM.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Christ, the throned Lamb.
Be to Him of peerless worth.
In the highest heav’n be glory,
Glory be to Him on earth.
Unto God, our God, be glory,
Glory to the great I AM.
Glory, everlasting glory
Be to Christ, the throned Lamb.
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Scripture Reading: 2 Cor. 3:12-18
I. CONSTITUTED BY AND WITH
THE LORD AS THE LIFE-GIVING
AND TRANSFORMING SPIRIT
A. Their Hope and Boldness
1. Using Much Boldness
Verse 12 says, “Having therefore such hope, we use much boldness. ” This is the boldness in speaking openly and freely about their ministry; not hiding anything, as Moses did when he covered his face with a veil ( v. 13 ).
The lasting glory of the new covenant ministry is the basis of the apostles’ hope. In their ministry they have a hope. In the ministry of Moses, by comparison, there was no hope. Moses put a veil on his face to conceal the shining. When we read Exodus 34 , we may have a positive impression about this. In 2 Corinthians 3 , however, Paul does not interpret the veil in a positive sense, but in a negative sense. According to Paul’s interpretation, Moses put a veil on his face because he was afraid that the children of Israel would see the fading of the glory. Fading means termination. Thus, according to Paul’s understanding, Moses realized that the shining on his face would not last very long. In this sense, Moses did not have any hope. On the contrary, he had a fearful concern. But in verse 12 Paul says that the ministers of the new covenant have hope, for the shining glory of the new covenant ministry remains forever.
Having such a hope, the apostles used much boldness. If you read the book of Exodus carefully, you will see that Moses did not have as much boldness in giving the law as the apostles did in ministering Christ. The more they ministered, the more boldness they had. The longer they ministered, the more bold they became. Their boldness came from their confidence in the everlasting glory.
Life-study of Second Corinthians
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