Glory of the world makes life meaningless. Glory of God fulfills it.
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He knows how to market himself well. Nowadays, that's all that seems to count. He's rebellious in a way that appeals to people with vain, shallow taste. So of course he manipulates his audiences with the blessing of his recording company and the financial investors behind his brand.
If we glorify God (not self) in everything we do then everything on earth will glorify God.
Yesterday I was clever, so I took the glory for me. Today He makes me wise, so I give the glory to Thee
Whatever we have in the glory of man is "away". Those are just not enough before we go "home" to the glory of God.
Big things in the glory of the world mean nothing. Small things in glory of God mean everything. Truly..., size doesn't matter in this world or in the world to come.
Yesterday i was clever so i took the glory for me. Today HE makes me wise so i give the glory to HIM.
Sweet wine makes drunk, sour wine (insult) is "tetelestai". Life is not about what we have done and become, but how God to be fully glorified.
Vainglory, however, no matter how much medieval Christianity insisted it was a sin, is a motor of mankind, no more eradicable than sex.
It is not reputation, fame, success or religiosity that glorifies God, it's slavery.
Kingdom of God will surely come upon someone if glory of man leaves him
Beware ! Discipline goes to two different directions : success and self glory. Self glory is the biggest failure of life.
Beware ! Heart is too small to feel happy but soul is too big to take glory