Bible Questions Answered:
“I hear glory for god, glory for god,
is this then thanksgiving...”
Kailash/ Chennai, India
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
It is the duty, of every Christian to
“glorify God.” The Truth is, it should not be thought of as a
duty, but as a longing of the heart, to give The Living God, glory
and praise for His goodness!
Ways A Christian May Bring Glory
To God:
Praise: (Here are
but a few of the opening praises in the book of Psalms, where there
are no less than 130 such psalms of praise!)
Psalm 7:17 KJV
I will praise
The Lord according to His righteousness: and will sing praise to the
name of
The Lord Most
High.
Psalm 9:1,2,14 KJV
1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with
my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in
thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
14 "...I will rejoice in thy
salvation.
Psalm 21:13 KJV
Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own
strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalm 22:22,23,25,26 KJV
22 I will declare thy name unto my
brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Ye that fear The Lord, praise
Him..."
25 My praise shall be of thee in the
great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.
26 The meek shall eat and be
satisfied: they shall praise The Lord that seek Him: your heart shall
live for ever.
Psalm 28:7 KJV
The Lord is my Strength and my
Shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart
greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.
Psalm 30:12 KJV
To the end that my glory may sing
praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks
unto thee for ever.
Good Works:
Matthew 5:16 KJV
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
Luke 10:30-37
KJV
30 And Jesus answering said, A
certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among
thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a
certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the
other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he
was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other
side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he
journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion
on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and
brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he
departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said
unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I
come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy
on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Ephesians 2:10
KJV
For we are His workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that
we should walk in them.
I Timothy 6:18
KJV
That they do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Titus 2:7,14 NLT
7 And you yourself must be an
example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you
do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.
14 He gave His life to free us from
every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people,
totally committed to doing good deeds.
Hebrews 10:24
NLT
Let us think of ways to motivate one
another to acts of love and good works.
James 2:18 KJV
Now someone may argue, “Some
people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can
you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show
you my faith by my good deeds.”
I Peter 2:12 NLT
Be careful to live properly among
your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing
wrong, they will see your honorable behavior (Good Works - KJV), and
they will give honor to God when He judges the world.
Fruit
Bearing:
Psalm 1:3 KJV
And he shall be
like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his
fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever
he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 92:13,14
KJV
13 Those that
be planted in The House Of The Lord shall flourish in the courts of
our God.
14 They shall
still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and
flourishing;
Matthew 3:8 KJV
Bring forth
therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Matthew 13:23
KJV
But he that
received seed into the good ground is he that heareth The Word, and
understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some
an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
John 15:4-8,16
KJV
4 Abide in Me,
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it
abide in The Vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me.
5 I am The
Vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the
same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man
abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and
men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye abide
in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is My
Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My
disciples.
16 Ye have not
chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of The Father in My name, He may give it you.
Romans 7:4 KJV
Wherefore, my
brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ;
that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from
the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Philippians 1:11
KJV
Being filled
with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the
glory and praise of God.
Colossians 1:10
KJV
That ye might
walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every
good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Living A
Consecrated Life Before The Lord:
Psalm 99:9 KJV
Exalt The Lord
our God, and worship at His holy hill; for The Lord our God is holy.
Luke 1:74,75 KJV (Zacharias)
74 That He
would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our
enemies might serve him without fear,
75 In holiness
and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life.
I Corinthians
6:20 KJV
For ye are
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God's.
II Corinthians
7:1 KJV
Having
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God.
Hebrews 12:14
KJV
Follow peace
with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see The Lord:
I Peter 1:15,16 KJV (Leviticus 11:45)
15 But as He
which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
conversation;
16 Because it
is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
II Peter 3:11
KJV
Seeing then
that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons
ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Glorifying
God In The Church:
Psalm 133:1-3
KJV
1 Behold, how
good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like
the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard,
even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of
Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for
there The Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Romans 15:6 KJV
That ye may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even The Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
I Corinthians
1:10 KJV
Now I beseech
you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all
speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but
that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same
judgment.
II Corinthians
13:11 KJV
Finally,
brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind,
live in peace; and The God of love and peace shall be with you.
Ephesians 4:3
KJV
Endeavoring to
keep the unity of The Spirit in the bond of peace.
Philippians 1:27
KJV
Only let your
conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I
come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that
ye stand fast in one Spirit, with one mind striving together for the
faith of the gospel;
I Peter 3:8 KJV
Finally, be ye
all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren,
be pitiful, be courteous:
Finally brethren...
Psalm 66:2 KJV
Sing forth the
honor of His name: make His praise glorious.
