TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAME IMAGE FROM GLORY TO GLORY
Text: 2 Corinthians 3
25 March 2012
(I) GOD’S FULL SALVATION PLAN
1. God has given us a New Covenant (2 Corinthians 3:6)
2. God writes on our heart (2 Corinthians 3:3)
3. God ministers to us through the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:3, 6, 8, 17)
(II) WHAT THE OLD COVENANT COULD NOT DO
1. It is only engraved on stones (2 Corinthians 3:7)
2. The apostle called it “the ministry of death” (2 Corinthians 3:7)
3. He also called it “the ministry of condemnation” (2 Corinthians 3:7)
a) Death penalty when the law is broken
b) The law did not have the power to transform
c) The law could only condemn lawbreakers
4. It only had a passing glory (2 Corinthians 3:7)
5. The Evil One continues to veil people when they understand only the Old Covenant
(III) WHAT THE NEW COVENANT CAN DO
1. God gives sufficiency (2 Corinthians 3:5-6)
a) For life
b) For ministry
2. It is a more glorious ministry (2 Corinthians 3:8, 11)
3. Paul called it “the ministry of righteousness” (2 Corinthians 3:9)
(IV) THE GLORIOUS GOAL OF THE NEW COVENANT
1. We are transformed (2 Corinthians 3:18)
a) This is an on-going work
b) This is a deep work of the Spirit
c) Great power is involved in the transformation process
2. We will bear the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18)
3. From glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18)
a) Glory in being saved
b) Glory in the transforming process
c) Glory in the final product