I am not asking who here dislikes masks.
I am not asking who here is inconvenienced by masks.
I am not asking who here would rather not wear a mask.
I am asking, who here,
HATES
masks. With a capital H.
I am one. To hell with masks.
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2 Corinthians 3
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
The veil in that verse is figurative. It's a metaphor for spiritual understanding. Which is why it says the veil is upon their heart. A physical veil could not be on someone's heart, so God was using the veil as a metaphor to show how people have hardened their hearts and minds to the truth, but when they turn to God the metaphorical veil is lifted and they understand the truth instead of "veiling" themselves and turning away from it.
But hey if claiming religious exemptions work then go for it lol
A better argument I heard for that was someone that said he just explained that he trusted God with his health and the health of those around him, so not wearing a mask is a demonstration of his faith that God will take care of him and those around him. :)
Maybe I'm wrong but I'm reading it in both senses. The ending point is certainly metaphoric but I think referring to moses it's speaking about a physical veil on his face preventing the people from really understanding what moses was communicating.
There's certainly a point made about being forthright
Yes, I believe God is comparing the physical veil that Moses wore to the spiritual veil that people wear that prevents them from understanding the truth of God's word. So He wasn't telling us not to physically wear masks (unfortunately hahaha), but to not to wear spiritual masks. This way our hearts and minds are open to learning God's truth.
I asked my husband for his opinion on this as well just to double check, and he agreed with me. He went to Bible college and is extremely knowledgeable about theology and has read and studied the entire Bible, so I always take Bible questions to him.