10/23/04 ~3 PM EST USA
I realized that the "old man" in us is also the world. It is our old ways. We are use to these ways which leads us astray. Our "old man" is therefore also a veil to the Truth in Christ. It is a veil/hurdle to obeying God's commands, which is to love God above everything and to love our fellow man.
| above all is our LORD GOD ALMIGHTY | |||||||||||
| the world | the elect | ||||||||||
| the veil | those who see | ||||||||||
| not obeying God's commands | obeying God's commands | ||||||||||
| do not know His Word | know His Word | ||||||||||
| proud | humble | ||||||||||
| live not seeing | live seeing | ||||||||||
| live by senses | live by faith | ||||||||||
| born of flesh | born of spirit | ||||||||||
| face the 2nd death | do not face the 2nd death | ||||||||||