2 Corinthians 4:1-6 - Proclaiming Jesus Christ As Lord

¹ Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. ² No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God's Message, and commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth. ³ And, even if the Good News that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to Ruin-- ⁴ Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them. ⁵ (For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.) ⁶ Indeed, the same God who said 'Out of darkness light shall shine,' has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.