2 Corinthians 3:7-11 ESV
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, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
Israel received the word of God representing mankind. The word given bore the ministry of condemnation which had to precede and prepare the way for the ministry of righteousness. We experience one glory before we can experience the final and abiding glory which is the life of God. It is for this we are born and reborn. The ministry of death made this possible: life without end.
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