Moses put a veil on his face because of the glory that was represented by the giving of the law. But Paul now gives a second reason for the veil. Not only could the Israelites not look steadily at the brilliant glory, but what they were looking at was passing away. John Calvin says that the passing away of the […]

Paul goes on and says that the gospel is superior because it is the ministry of righteousness as opposed to the ministry of condemnation. We all stand under the law and in and of ourselves that law condemns us. We cannot be saved by our obedience. And so Paul can rightly call the Old Testament law a ministry of condemnation. […]

If you’ve been out on a nice starry night, you’ve known what it’s like to look up at the stars and see how glorious they are. But can you see them during the day? No, because there’s something much more glorious up in the sky. The sun has risen, and its brightness washes out that which was really very glorious […]