Picturing Theology, Revised Edition

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III. The redeemed of the Lord were selected by God in order to bring glory to him (1 Peter 4:11, 14). While God intends for all things to praise him, he has especially brought his people to him in order that they might praise him in a higher mode. God saved you, cleansed you, brought you back from a life of sin and disgrace in order that you might now be a light, a trophy, a shining example of his grace and power. He saved you in order that you might glorify his name. A. Scriptures

1. Isaiah 43:7, 21 2. 1 Peter 2:9-10

3. 1 Corinthians 10:31 4. Ephesians 1:5, 6, 12 5. Colossians 3:16-17 6. John 15:8 7. Ephesians 5:19-20

B. Illustrations 1. What is the glory of a thing? To do well what it was made for! a. A chainsaw b. A surgeon’s scalpel c. A guitar d. We are his people, and the sheep of his hand, Psalm 95:6-7. 2. In letting our light shine, God receives more glory, Matthew 5:14-16. 3. We glorify God in proportion to our recognition of the good things that he has done for us. a. Isaiah 63:7 b. Psalm 9:13-14