Ministry of death or righteousness...

I am not a fanatic when it comes to the posting of the ten commandments, but I do think people go overboard on both sides of the issue. I mean how could someone think that posting the 10 commandments is establishing a state religion. On the other hand why would anyone depend on the state to endorse the 10 commandments and go nuts when a school or court has to take them down.

In 2 Cor. 3, Paul describes the law of Moses, the old covenant, basically the 10 commandments as the ministry of death and condemnation. Paul describes the new covenant through Christ as the ministry of the spirit and righteousness. Is this Paul's description, yes, but I think even more powerful and certainly just as accurate --- this is God's description of the old covenant through Paul. The letter of the law condemns, but the spirit gives life. The letter takes life, but the spirit gives life.

What kind of minister do each of us need to be and which ministry do we need to represent? The choice is ours. We can be the ministers of death and condemnation or we can be the ministers of the spirit and righteousness. We cannot be both.