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Between Babel and Beast
(America and Empires in Biblical Perspective)
The Glory of Kings: A Festschrift for James B. Jordan
Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Christian Encounters Series)
Athanasius
(Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality)
The Four: A Survey of the Gospels
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom
From Behind the Veil: The Epistles of John
Deep Exegesis:The Mystery of Reading Scripture
1 & 2 Kings
Brazos Theological Commentary
The Promise Of His Appearing: An Exposition Of Second Peter
A Great Mystery: Fourteen Wedding Sermons
Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, And Hope In Western Literature
Miniatures & Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen
The Priesthood of the Plebs: A Theology of Baptism
A Son To Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel
From Silence to Song: The Davidic Liturgical Revolution
Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper
A House For My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament
Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide To Six Shakespeare Plays
Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
The Kingdom and the Power: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church
When Moses comes down from Sinai, he puts a veil over his shining face. The people couldn’t look at God’s glory, Paul tells us, because their hearts were hard.
That was then. Paul himself is in a very different place. He speaks openly, without a veil. He doesn’t hide the glory of God in the face of Jesus.
And it’s not only Paul:
“we all with unveiled face behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord and are transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” Through Christ, God has made is possible for us to gaze at glory. The new covenant of the Spirit is God’s solution to hard-heartedness.
In this covenant, there is no room for “I can’t”: No room for, I can’t forgive. Or, I can’t love her. Or, I can’t overcome this sin. Or, I can’t make this marriage work. “I can’t” comes from hard-heartedness. It is a denial of the new covenant, a denial of Jesus and His Spirit. “I can’t” is unbelief.
Your don’t have to live with a hard heart. The Spirit has given the church a living heart of flesh, Jesus Himself, who dwells in you. Trust Jesus and His Spirit. Cling to Him. Stand see Him transform you from glory to glory.
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 6:44 am
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