Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Glorifying God by Imitating Him

Wayne Grudem
Business for the Glory of God
He created us in such a way that we would take spontaneous delight in seeing reflections of his character in our own actions and in the actions of others. Though this process is now marred by sin, we still see it happening to some extent. We feel a deep, fulfilling kind of joy and satisfaction in telling the truth (because God is truthful), treating others fairly (because God is fair and just), acting in love toward other people (because God is love), being faithful to our marriages and keeping our word in other commitments (because God is faithful), and so forth. We also enjoy seeing other people act in these ways, because in those actions we catch a glimpse of the character of God. In this way we can begin to understand how to fulfill the command, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).
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