Paul talks of the parting of the veil, of the revelation of the glory of God, coming through Christ, coming through the Lord who is the Spirit in the context of what is happening in Corinth. We don't have a real sense of the problems, but Paul gives us a couple of clues.
At the end of the passage, he talks about how he and his colleagues have renounced the shameful things that one hides; how they refuse to practice cunning or falsify the word of God. If they are NOT doing that, the implication is that somebody IS, which is why Paul writes to them in the first place.
Lets be frank, our own church is not so much suffering from these so much as a malaise of falling away. Attendance is in the basement. Our purpose is...open. What is next? Paul gives us a good insight into that, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
As we approach the Lenten Season, grabbing hold of God's mercy is the path to stay true to the glory we are called upon to reflect to the world around us.
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