<p>3:12 <i>Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech- </i>See on :7. Paul exhorts us to speak &lsquo;freely&rsquo; or boldly in our preaching just as he himself 'spoke freely' in his witness to Agrippa (Acts 26:26 s.w.). Our salvation is through faith in God's absolute grace; but if it is <i>real</i> faith, we will preach it on the housetops, we simply can't keep the knowledge of <i>such</i> grace, such great salvation, to ourselves. &quot;Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech&quot; in preaching (2 Cor. 3:12 YLT). It is also exemplified by how Peter preached &ldquo;freely&rdquo; (Acts 2:29 s.w.). If we are certain of our hope, we should not only be bold in preaching it, but also plain and direct in our interactions with others, including our brethren. For Paul is writing with a view to the criticisms made of him that he was somehow unstable and deceitful in his words and actions. He is saying that the greatness of the hope, the wonder of the glory we behold with unveiled face, makes him not at all like that.</p>