“He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
2 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV)
Confidence comes from competence.
This is true in all areas of life and especially true in our lives as Christians.
Paul is confident in Christ before God because God has made him competent as a minister of the new covenant. The Corinthian Christians are the proof of his competence in ministering the new covenant. Their faith and their changed lives are evidence of the work of the Spirit within their lives.
Some of us read this and say “good for Paul but I am not required to be competent in the ministry of the new covenant”.
Would you be willing to consider that every Christian is a minister?
Would you be willing to consider that every Christian teaches others?
For sure those who are parents must be able to see themselves in this light!
Are we competent in our ability to teach our children the new covenant?
Have they learned that life comes from surrender to the Spirit, or do they think being a Christian is about following the rules.
To be competent as a minister of the new covenant requires that we live by the Spirit ourselves.
To be competent only happens when we realize our incompetence and ask the Spirit to fill us, to teach us to use us- for it is God who makes us competent.
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