The first of these, according to Paul, is “unveiled faces.” To understand his meaning, a little background is in order.Īll genuine believers pursue transformation. But we can and must cultivate the conditions under which the Spirit can best perform his work. Flesh can only beget flesh the Spirit alone can bring new life. While transformation is normal and expected for all Christians, we are not capable of producing it. All faithful church leaders pray for God to reshape their congregations into the image of Jesus. It is not just for people who are “really messed up,” nor is it solely for new believers or people who are just “into church.” All genuine believers pursue transformation. The opening words of 2 Corinthians 3:18-“we all”-make it clear that the transformative process is not optional.
Yet in many gatherings of Christians, it is hard to find much hard evidence of any kind of transformation most of the data point instead toward “business as usual.” That expectation is expressed biblically by words like regeneration, new birth, new creation, metamorphosis, new life and resurrection. The promise of the gospel message is transformation. Glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.Īnd we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.īut we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.īut we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.īut we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.īut we all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by Lord Spirit.īut we all beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.īut we all, with unveiled face reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.Īnd we all, with unvailed face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.We all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever increasing Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionĪnd we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.Īnd we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.
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