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Post by CowboysDad on Jun 16, 2016 8:14:29 GMT -6
How would you define the "glory" of God to a layman or an unbeliever in like no more than 5-7 words? Whenever I quote Romans 3:23 as I share the gospel, I always find myself needing to explain what it means to fall short of the "glory" of God. I have some thoughts but I'd like to hear what you think.
-Daniel
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Post by samuel on Jun 20, 2016 9:40:54 GMT -6
The Glory of God, is revealed in his son (Jesus), which we all fall far short of.
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Post by brianwagner on Jul 3, 2016 6:26:55 GMT -6
The Glory of God, in my view, is the display of His moral perfections. The translation "fall short" falls short, :-) I think, of what Paul is trying to say. All have sinned and are therefore lacking and unable to display God's moral perfection.
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Post by CowboysDad on Jul 5, 2016 13:29:46 GMT -6
I too have always explained it by saying that we fall short of the holiness or perfection of God. But is it even more than that?
So, how would you define glory? How is the use of the word glory in the NT different from the use of the word virtue in describing God? See, for example, 2 Peter 1:3. I'm trying to sort out the distinction in my mind and heart.
I like the working definition of "moral beauty" for glory which takes into consideration the light and brightness aspect of his being in addition to his character. Perhaps we could define virtue as "moral perfection," thus, highlighting more his character.
What do y'all think?
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Post by brianwagner on Jul 6, 2016 14:37:05 GMT -6
Hi Daniel! I think God's moral perfections include His love, His truth, and His righteousness and various subcategories of these. I believe we are lacking and unable to display any of these perfectly. Glory does have the idea of display associated with it, in my view, so "moral beauty" would fit well, I think.
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Post by CowboysDad on Jul 6, 2016 22:58:33 GMT -6
We then are to be expressions of his moral beauty and moral perfections always in every way in every day. Wow, that is a humbling thought!
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