Do you care if you bring "glory" to God? We know that we have fallen short of it according to Romans 3:23. I always "hope" I do. But what is it and how do you really know if you do?
The formal Bible definition is "opinion, judgment, view" and "splendour, brightness" but that's not real clear to me. I can definitely give my opinion, judgment and view of God's splendour and brightness with my mouth but can you know for sure that people see the glory of God in you?
This post is not a theological discussion of glory per se, but rather what I'm studying right now about God and His glory. Colossians 1:27 gives the foundation of our hope of glory - which is Christ in you. Christ is the express image of God and as He lives His life out through us, the glory of God is seen. So much of what we do is "trying" to show God's glory by our actions and works, but our self works do not bring glory to anyone other than our self. In the grand scheme of things, if you want to bring glory to God, you must have Christ in you. More on this later.
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