Tag: Glory

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In the Cross I glory

“But God forbid that I should glory except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14) And so declared the Apostle Paul as he fully realized that on the Cross of Jesus Christ, the world died to him and he died to the world. Paul got to a point in his life that he was no longer interested in the fleeting attractions and pleasures of this world. For him, the Cross had become the demarcation line between the christian and the world’s system. Paul had […]

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The Glory of God

One of God’s many great attributes is His “glory.” The word “glory” means worshipful praise, adoration, honor, and thanksgiving to God. Not surprisingly God said this of Himself. “I am the LORD; that is my Name; and My glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to carved idols” (Isaiah 42:8). God is sovereign, therefore, He will not share His glory with another god, neither His praise to heathen worshippers. On the topic “The glory of God,” John Piper aptly writes. “His glory is the open revelation of the secret of his holiness. In Leviticus 10:3, God says, […]