Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me… I. WHAT IS IT TO GLORY IN ANY OBJECT, AND WHAT ARE THE OBJECTS IN WHICH THE APOSTLE WOULD NOT GLORY? 1. To glory in an object implies — (1) That we have a sincere regard, a high esteem, and a real affection for it. (2) That we are deeply interested in it. (3) That the object affords us joy and consolation. 2. The objects in which the apostle would not glory. (1) Worldly wisdom. (2) Worldly riches. (3) Worldly honours. (4) Self righteousness. (5) Eminency of gifts. (6) His privileges as a Jew. (7) His usefulness as a minister of the gospel. II. THE OBJECT IN WHICH HE DETERMINED TO GLORY. The Cross. III. HIS REASONS FOR THUS GLORYING. 1. Because it gives a full and copious description of the Redeemer's person. 2. Because it gives an ample relation of the blessings procured for man, by the life and death of Jesus Christ. Reconciliation with God; pardon, holiness, joy, victory over the world, eternal life. 3. Because it gives a glorious display of the Divine perfections. Divine love; infinite mercy; resistless power; incomprehensible wisdom; inflexible justice; spotless purity. 4. Because it gives a grand manifestation of the Divine Persons in the Godhead. 5. Because it gives a brilliant exhibition of the Redeemer's conquest. 6. Because it procured the glories of heaven. (Robert Bond.) Parallel Verses KJV: But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. |
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