BibleStudy_GlorifyGod

What does it mean to glorify God?

To glorify God means to give glory to Him. It means to acknowledge His greatness and
give Him honor by praising and worshiping Him, primarily because He, and He alone,
deserves to be praised, honored and worshipped.

1 Chronicles 16:28-29
28 O nations of the world, recognize the Lord,
recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
29 Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!
Bring your offering and come into his presence.
Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.
The offering we bring to God as we come before Him in the splendor or beauty of His
holiness involves agreement, obedience, submission, and rehearsing His attributes or
extolling Him.
Solomon says that life is all about honoring God with our thoughts and lives and thus
keeping His commandments, for one day we will stand before Him in judgment. Part of our
purpose in life is to fear God and obey Him.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.

How do we glorify God?
1. By believing.
Romans 1:21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldnt worship him as God or even give him
thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their
minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. And
instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like
mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
3. Producing much fruit
John 5:5-8 Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in
them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not
remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered
into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask
for anything you want, and it will be granted! 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my
true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
4. Living a pure life
1 Cor. 6:19-20 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one
does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. 19 Dont you realize that your
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do
not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with
your body.

5. Speaking the truth and helping others
1 Peter 4:10-11 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use
them well to serve one another. 11 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though
God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all
the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God
through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

6. Suffering in Jesus name
1 Peter 414-16 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the
Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or
thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a
Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.