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Glory: What is
Glory? John Piper puts
it like this:
“I believe the
glory of God is the going public of His infinite worth. I define the holiness
of God as the infinite value of God, the infinite intrinsic worth of God. And
when that goes public in creation, the heavens are telling the glory of God,
and human beings are manifesting His glory, because we're created in His image,
and we're trusting His promises so that we make Him look gloriously
trustworthy.
The public
display of the infinite beauty and worth of God is what I mean by
"glory," and I base that partly on Isaiah 6, where the seraphim say,
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. The whole earth is full of his—"
and you would expect them to say "holiness" and they say
"glory." They're ascribing "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God
Almighty. The whole earth is full of His—" and when that goes public in
the earth and fills it, you call it "glory."
So God's glory is
the radiance of His holiness, the radiance of His manifold, infinitely worthy
and valuable perfections.”
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Thank you Maria, this is glorious. Thank you for sharing His word.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an encouragement, Susan. Thank you. Maria
DeleteGod's glory is also revealed in His handiwork. The stars above in the night time sky cry out to give God the glory for creating such a wonderous universe.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that, Stephen. Thank you for your observations. Maria
DeleteHi Maria. Did not know you were participating. Good to see you here :)
ReplyDelete'Glory' says to me magification of God with high honor, reverence and praise. Not sure if that's what Piper is saying.
Thank you for your insight, Sharon. I think God's glory is a many faceted diamond of a concept. Magnification is definitely a shining facet. Maria
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