John 5:44 KJV
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Gill says"...the honour that comes from him is, that
of being born of him;
of being a son or daughter of his, having that new name, which is better than that of sons and daughters of the greatest princes on earth;
of being made all glorious within, and clothed with gold of Ophir, with raiment of needlework, with the robe of righteousness, and garments of salvation;
of being translated into the spiritual kingdom of Christ, and made kings and priests unto God by him; of being set on the same throne with Christ, having on a crown of life and righteousness, and enjoying a kingdom and glory; being heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ..."
How deceptive are our hearts in that even we, who claim to serve the Lord and long for His honor only, have developed our own system of self honor. We become more interested in what our contemporaries in "the ministry" think of us than of whether we are doing right. We determine our course too often by what is accepted in our own circles than by what the Bible says.
Oh, to seek the honor that cometh from God only!
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Gill says"...the honour that comes from him is, that
of being born of him;
of being a son or daughter of his, having that new name, which is better than that of sons and daughters of the greatest princes on earth;
of being made all glorious within, and clothed with gold of Ophir, with raiment of needlework, with the robe of righteousness, and garments of salvation;
of being translated into the spiritual kingdom of Christ, and made kings and priests unto God by him; of being set on the same throne with Christ, having on a crown of life and righteousness, and enjoying a kingdom and glory; being heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ..."
How deceptive are our hearts in that even we, who claim to serve the Lord and long for His honor only, have developed our own system of self honor. We become more interested in what our contemporaries in "the ministry" think of us than of whether we are doing right. We determine our course too often by what is accepted in our own circles than by what the Bible says.
Oh, to seek the honor that cometh from God only!
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