2 Corinthians 3:7-18

Summary: Not the most straightforward of passages, Paul is talking here about how God progressively revealed his glory in history; first with the law of Moses and then through the incarnation of Christ (the glory of the law being ‘set aside’ for the ‘greater glory’ revealed in Christ). And God’s zeal to display his glory continues to this day, Paul says in v. 18, in you and me as we are transformed “from one degree of glory to another.” In other words, God’s ultimate purpose for our lives and in all his interactions with us is to make us more like Christ, that we might better display his glory.