2 Corinthians 3 · Grade 4
Written by the Spirit
Read and Think
Some teachers came to Corinth with letters of recommendation. Paul says he needs none. The Corinthian believers are his letter, known and read by everyone. They are written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on human hearts.
Paul compares two covenants. The old covenant came with glory. When Moses brought the law, his face shone so brightly that the people could not look at him, and he wore a veil while the glory faded. If that covenant came with glory, the new covenant of the Spirit has even more glory, because it brings righteousness and it lasts.
Paul says that a veil still covers the hearts of many who read the law without Christ. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit is, there is liberty. Believers look at the Lord's glory and are being changed into His image from glory to glory.
Show What You Know
Where is Paul's letter written?
Why did Moses wear a veil?
Why does the new covenant have more glory?
What happens to believers who look at the Lord's glory?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- The Corinthian believers are his , known and read by everyone.
- They are written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on human .
- The old covenant came with .
- When Moses brought the law, his face shone so brightly that the people could not look at him, and he wore a while the glory faded.
- If that came with glory, the new covenant of the Spirit has even more glory, because it brings righteousness and it lasts.
Think About It
Paul says the believers' changed lives were his letter. What might people read about Jesus by watching your life?
Believers are being changed from glory to glory. In what ways have you seen God change you over time?
Memory Verse
“But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for writing Your word on my heart. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What can people learn about Jesus from your life?
- How has God changed you over time?
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