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Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, believers will finally be glorified. All human glory derives from God.
Human glory in the creation
Human glory as God's intention
Hebrews 2:6-7 See also Psalm 8:4-5
People are created in God's image
Genesis 5:1 See also Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 9:6; 1 Corinthians 11:7; James 3:9
Human beings have precedence over the rest of creation
Matthew 6:26 pp Luke 12:24 See also Matthew 10:29-31 pp Luke 12:6-7; Matthew 12:12
Human responsibility for creation
Genesis 2:19-20 See also Genesis 1:28; Psalm 8:6-8; Hebrews 2:8; James 3:7
Human glory diminished after the fall
Romans 3:23 See also Genesis 5:3; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Romans 5:12
The imperfect nature of human glory
1 Peter 1:24-25 See also Isaiah 40:6-8; Psalm 49:10-11,16-17; Psalm 103:15; 2 Corinthians 3:7-8,10,13
Human glory is given and taken by God
Psalm 82:6-7 See also Exodus 9:16; 1 Kings 3:13 pp 2 Chronicles 1:12; Jeremiah 27:6-7; Daniel 2:37-39; Daniel 4:29-31,36; John 19:11; Romans 13:1
The temporary nature of the glory of the wicked
Philippians 3:19 See also Isaiah 5:15; Luke 16:25; Revelation 18:14-17
The temptation associated with human glory
Matthew 4:8-9 pp Luke 4:5-7 See also 2 Timothy 4:10; 1 John 2:15
The uniqueness of God's glory
Job 40:9-10 God shows Job the impossibility of human beings attaining the perfection of God's glory. See also Exodus 15:11; 1 Chronicles 16:24-28 pp Psalm 96:3-7; Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 48:11
God's glory revealed to human beings
Exodus 24:17 See also Exodus 16:10; Psalm 26:8; Ezekiel 1:25-28; Luke 2:9; Acts 7:55
Glory is not to be sought from other human beings but from God
Matthew 6:2 See also Jeremiah 9:23-24; Hosea 4:7; John 5:41-44; Philippians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:4-6; James 4:16
It is a human duty to glorify God
Psalm 34:3 See also Psalm 63:3; Psalm 86:12; Daniel 4:37; Romans 15:6; Galatians 1:3-5
Glory is restored to redeemed humanity by the death of Jesus Christ
Romans 8:30 See also Romans 9:23; 1 Corinthians 15:47-49; Colossians 3:10
Spiritual glory is divinely given
John 17:22 See also Psalm 84:11; 2 Corinthians 3:18
Glorification when Jesus Christ returns
Colossians 3:4 See also Romans 8:18; Philippians 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 2:20; 1 John 3:2
See also
1165 God, unique 2580 Christ, transfiguration 4005 creation 4836 light & people of God 5023 image of God 5080 Adam 5101 Moses 5878 honour 6020 sin 6248 temptation 8664 praise 9410 heaven
