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Our Baptist HeritageQ. How can a person glorify God, seeing that He is infinitely glorious in Himself? A. A person cannot glorify God so as to add any new degree of glory to Him. If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand? Job 35:7 But a person may give testimony to God’s glory through worship, Whoever offers praise glorifies Me. Psalm 50:23 and by imitating God by living a life of obedience. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
Q. Wherein consists the enjoyment of God? A. It consists first, in the beholding the vision of Him in heaven; second, in being fully conformed to Him, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2 ; third, in that full satisfaction that results from the both the former. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. Psalm 17:15
Q. Is it possible for anyone to enjoy God in heaven, who do not glorify Him on earth? A. The Bible offers no one any expectation of happiness in heaven apart from a life of holiness on earth. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14
Q. What makes the glory and enjoyment of God to be our chief end? A. Because God is our Creator, our Master, our Owner, and our Provider. We receive our being and preservation from Him, of Him, and through Him. Therefore to Him be all things. For in Him we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:36
Our design in meditation must be rather to cleanse our hearts than to clear our heads. - George Swinnock |
