2 Co 3:2,3 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
Paul had brought the gospel to Corinth and through his preaching many people’s lives had been changed. By the power of the gospel , men and women had been turned from darkness to light. This was Paul’s letter of recommendation. And it was a letter that was known and read by everybody ( Applied New Testament Commentary – Thomas Hale)
Paul was asserting that he did not need any letter of recommendation to this church. The Corinthians were his ” blood and flesh ” letters. The spiritual transformation of the Corinthians was endorsement enough. Written letters with ink on paper could not compare with changed lives. Unlike the Old Testament’s letters that were written on stone tablets, the New Testament letters are written in men’s hearts by the Holy Spirit. What is written in human hearts does not fade but remains forever.
Believers are supposed to clearly reveal Christ by their motives , words and actions. Our inward change must be reflected on the outside. One of the most effective tools of Evangelism is our lifestyle. Your life is an open letter. Let us allow people to see Christ through us.
Further readings:
Jer 31:31-34
Eze 11:9
Heb 8:10
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