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. . . we use great boldness in\u00a0our\u00a0speech,\u00a0and\u00a0are\u00a0not like Moses,\u00a0who\u00a0used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.\u00a0But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.\u00a0But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart;\u00a0but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.\u00a0Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is,\u00a0there\u00a0is liberty.\u00a0But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.\u00a0 (2 Corinthians 3:12-18, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Apostle Paul’s second letter to the church at Corinth, he gets into a discussion on liberty with respect to salvation.\u00a0 On this Independence Day weekend, it’s appropriate to remember how our founding fathers approached our Nation’s independence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul begins with a comparison to Moses, and the shackles of the Mosaic Law.  When Moses met with God, afterwards he would veil his face.  It seems his face would glow because of the glory of God.  Over time the glory of God would fade from his face, and Moses didn’t want people to see that.  Paul says the boldness of his speech is not at all like Moses’ veil.  He will speak the Gospel unveiled! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul says the Israelites’ hearts remained veiled by the old covenant, “because it is removed in Christ.”\u00a0 In the Tabernacle and later in the Temple, a veil separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the place.\u00a0 Only the High Priest had access, once a year, to atone for the sins of himself and the rest of the people.\u00a0 When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the Temple in Jerusalem was torn in two, from top to bottom, meaning the people now had direct access to God.\u00a0 Paul says that there is a veil over our hearts, “but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When a person prays to invite Jesus into their heart, they become free from the tyranny of sin and death, because Jesus defeated both of them on the cross.\u00a0 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”\u00a0 At the moment of salvation, our hearts are unveiled, the Holy Spirit enters the Tabernacle of our hearts, and because of God’s love for us, we have perfect liberty!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your heart veiled or has it been unveiled?\u00a0 Only by inviting Jesus to be the Lord of your life, will God have access to your heart, and He can shape you into the person you’re meant to be.\u00a0 You’ll never die, and you’ll have a home in heaven for eternity.\u00a0 Would you come to Jesus today?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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