哥林多后书第三章第13—18节,保罗说,旧约圣经里摩西在颁布十诫的时候,脸上发光,以色列人看到后很害怕,摩西就带了一个面罩免得他脸上的光吓到以色列人。基督的到来将我们领进新约时代,十诫这些旧的约定就在耶稣基督里废弃了,但以色列人心刚硬,时至今日心里仍然带着面罩诵读旧约,仍然认为称义需要守十诫与律法。十诫和一切的典章律例其实都是面罩(它们本是叫人知罪的),在基督里都废弃了,并且神早已通过先知耶利米说:日子到了的时候他要与以色列人另立新约。耶稣两千年前已经来了,因此新约早已在耶稣基督里与我们立定。保罗说什么时候以色列人相信了耶稣归向主,什么时候他们心上的这个面罩就自然除去了,因为主的灵在哪里,哪里就得以自由。这种自由是不用守律法的自由,是被主爱的自由,是爱邻舍的自由,而不是犯罪的自由,因为主不是叫我们犯罪,而是叫我们彼此相爱!
林后3:13 不像摩西将帕子蒙在脸上、叫以色列人不能定睛看到那将废者的结局.
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing
林后3:14 但他们的心地刚硬.直到今日诵读旧约的时候、这帕子还没有揭去.这帕子在基督里已经废去了。
But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
林后3:15 然而直到今日、每逢诵读摩西书的时候、帕子还在他们心上。
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
林后3:16 但他们的心几时归向主、帕子就几时除去了。
But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
林后3:17 主就是那灵、主的灵在那里、那里就得以自由。
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
林后3:18 我们众人既然敞着脸、得以看见主的荣光、好象从镜子里返照、就变成主的形状、荣上加荣、如同从主的灵变成的。
But 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.