To the Glory of God
1 Cor. 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Cor. 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
In all the actions and plans of life; whatever he your schemes, your desires, your doings, let all be done to the glory of God.
The phrase “the glory of God” is equivalent to the honor of God; and the direction is, that we should so act in all things as to “honor” him as our Creator and Supreme Sovereign; so as to lead others by our example to praise Him and to embrace His gospel. He “dishonorers” him when he has no respect to His authority; when he follows paths not set out by His Word; by doing so he leads others to treat Him with disrespect.
So, we must live to the glory of God and honor Him in all the relations which He provides for us; and we keep his commandments; and partake of His favors with thankfulness, and with a deep sense of our dependence; and pray to Him; and live as to lead those around us to appreciate all the goodness, mercy and holiness of our Great God.
We may observe in regard to this:
(1) That the rule is “universal.” It extends to everything. If in so small matters as eating and drinking we should seek to honor God, assuredly we should in all other things.
(2) it is designed that this should be the constant rule of conduct, and that we should be often reminded of it. The acts of eating and drinking must be performed often; and the command is attached to that which must often occur, that we may be often reminded of it, and that we may be kept from forgetting it.
(3) it is intended that we should honor God in our families and among our friends. We eat with them; we share together the bounties of Providence; and God designs that we should honor Him when we partake of His mercies, and that thus our daily enjoyments should be sanctified by a constant effort to glorify Him.
(4) we should devote the strength which we derive from His generosity to His honor and in His service. He gives us food; He makes it nourishing; that strength should not be devoted to purposes of sin, and worldliness, and fighting against the government. It is an act of high dishonor to God, when He gives us strength, that we should at once devote that strength to pollution and to sin.
(5) this rule is designed to be one of the chief directors of our lives. It is to guide all our conduct, and to constitute a “test” by which to try our actions. Whatever can be done to advance the honor of God is right; whatever cannot be done with that end is wrong. Whatever plan a man can form that will have this end is a good plan; whatever cannot be made to have this tendency, and that cannot be commended, continued, and ended with a distinct and definite desire to promote His honor, is wrong, and should be immediately abandoned.
1 Cor. 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
In all the actions and plans of life; whatever he your schemes, your desires, your doings, let all be done to the glory of God.
The phrase “the glory of God” is equivalent to the honor of God; and the direction is, that we should so act in all things as to “honor” him as our Creator and Supreme Sovereign; so as to lead others by our example to praise Him and to embrace His gospel. He “dishonorers” him when he has no respect to His authority; when he follows paths not set out by His Word; by doing so he leads others to treat Him with disrespect.
So, we must live to the glory of God and honor Him in all the relations which He provides for us; and we keep his commandments; and partake of His favors with thankfulness, and with a deep sense of our dependence; and pray to Him; and live as to lead those around us to appreciate all the goodness, mercy and holiness of our Great God.
We may observe in regard to this:
(1) That the rule is “universal.” It extends to everything. If in so small matters as eating and drinking we should seek to honor God, assuredly we should in all other things.
(2) it is designed that this should be the constant rule of conduct, and that we should be often reminded of it. The acts of eating and drinking must be performed often; and the command is attached to that which must often occur, that we may be often reminded of it, and that we may be kept from forgetting it.
(3) it is intended that we should honor God in our families and among our friends. We eat with them; we share together the bounties of Providence; and God designs that we should honor Him when we partake of His mercies, and that thus our daily enjoyments should be sanctified by a constant effort to glorify Him.
(4) we should devote the strength which we derive from His generosity to His honor and in His service. He gives us food; He makes it nourishing; that strength should not be devoted to purposes of sin, and worldliness, and fighting against the government. It is an act of high dishonor to God, when He gives us strength, that we should at once devote that strength to pollution and to sin.
(5) this rule is designed to be one of the chief directors of our lives. It is to guide all our conduct, and to constitute a “test” by which to try our actions. Whatever can be done to advance the honor of God is right; whatever cannot be done with that end is wrong. Whatever plan a man can form that will have this end is a good plan; whatever cannot be made to have this tendency, and that cannot be commended, continued, and ended with a distinct and definite desire to promote His honor, is wrong, and should be immediately abandoned.
