2 Corinthians 3:1-3
1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? 2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 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.
1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? 2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 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.
Work done by God in and through us does not require referrals or degrees if the words and witness are true and accurate in love and grace. Paul and company made this clear in contrast to those claiming to be somebody, but not attested to by God’s Spirit and His out working in their ministry or message. The true letters of recommendation are changed lives of growing disciples. Just as God promised in Jeremiah 31:33-34, His word would be written on the heart of His people, and that is who we minister to, those already knowing truth as it is heard. His Spirit writes on each heart, and the sanctification built on that is helped by our ministry to each other. God Himself signs these living letters of commendation.
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