2 Corinthians 3:4-6 - Paul's Competence

⁴ Such is the confidence which we have through Christ in the presence of God; ⁵ not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God. ⁶ It is He also who has made us competent to serve Him in connexion with a new Covenant, which is not a written code but a Spirit; for the written code inflicts death, but the Spirit gives Life.