God's commandments a ministry of death? How insulting! The ministry of the Spirit ...... it's quite obvious what Paul is getting at in this chapter. _(God), 6who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life._ (2 Cor 3:6) Just like he says in other epistles, Paul says obedience to the Law is over and is now satisfied by mere belief through the "Spirit". Paul wants everyone to be a worker of Lawlessness. He has been very successful. Jesus: _Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’_ (Matthew 7:23)