The Glory of God

While preparing for my Reformation Day message I came across a quote by Calvin that could serve as necessary corrective to the narcissism prevalent in the church today. Calvin said:

“It is not very sound theology to confine a man’s thoughts so much to himself, and not to set before him, as the prime motive of his existence, zeal to show forth the glory of God. For we are born first of all for God, and not for ourselves.”

Sin

"Without a serious recognition of original sin we can easily become passive pawns in the game of dictators and democrats alike. It is the doctrine of human perfectability that has brought tyrants to the world stage with the worshipful applause of the masses, but biblical teaching awakens us from our moralistic slumbers, identifying God as the only reliable object of our faith."

G.K. Chesterton

Suffering and Glory

“No one would dream of seeking God in the disgrace, poverty, death and everything else that is shown to us in the suffering of Christ—nevertheless, God is there, hidden and yet revealed, for those who care to seek Him.”

Alister McGrath – “Luther’s Theology of the Cross”