Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified (doxadzo honored, praised worship) him not as God, neither were thankful; (appreciate, favor) but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkenedzo
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body (outwardly), and in your spirit(inwardly), which are God's.
To glorify – to praise, extol, exalt worship, to be of high opinion, to give proper weight to
Foolish – lack of understanding, indiscretion, bad judgment, indiscretion, weak in character , w/out regard to divine law or to one’s own eternal happiness
Vain- morally wicked, unsuccessful searches, profitless, empty
Imagination - dee-al-og-is-mos' discussion, that is, (internal) consideration (by implication purpose), or (external) debate: - dispute, doubtful (-ing), imagination, reasoning, thought. Fighting for silly things
Foolish – little spiritual understanding, wicked
Heart – kardeeah – thoughts feeling mind
Darkened - skot-id'-zo darkened or obscured
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Human history began with man knowing God. Human history is not the story of a beast that worshiped idols, and then evolved into a man worshiping one God. Human history is just the opposite: man began knowing God, but turned from the truth and rejected God. God revealed Himself to man through creation, the things that He made. From the world around him, man knew that there was a God who had the wisdom to plan and the power to create. These facts about God are not hidden in creation; they are "clearly seen" (Ro 1:20).
"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork" (Ps 19:1).
. But man did not want to know God or honor Him as God. Instead of being thankful for all that God had given him, man refused to thank God or give Him the glory He deserves. Man was willing to use God's gifts, but he was not willing to worship and praise God for His gift.
The result was an empty mind and a darkened heart. Man the worshiper became man the philosopher, but his empty wisdom only revealed his foolishness.
Paul summarized all of history in one dramatic statement: "the times of this ignorance".
Having held down God's truth and refusing to acknowledge God's glory, man was left without a god; and man is so constituted that he must worship something. If he will not worship the true God, he will worship a false god, even if he has to manufacture it himself!
This fact about man accounts for his propensity to idolatry. Man exchanged the glory of the true God for substitute gods that he himself made. He exchanged glory for shame, incorruption for corruption, truth for lies.
Note that first on the list of false gods is man. This fulfilled Satan's purpose when he told Eve, "Ye shall be as God!" (Ge 3:5, NASB) "Glory to man in, the highest!" Satan encouraged man to say. Instead of man being made in God's image, man made gods in his own image - and then descended so low as to worship birds, beasts, and bugs!
From idolatry to immorality is just two short steps. If man is his own god, then he can do whatever he pleases and fulfill his desires without fear of judgment. We reach the climax of man's battle with God's truth when man exchanges the truth of God for whatever and abandons truth completely. The result of this self-deification was self-indulgence;
The clause although they knew God refers to an original experiential knowledge of God such as Adam and Eve had both before and after the Fall. How long this knowledge of God continued before it was perverted is not stated, but God was known by people. This fact makes human actions all the more reprehensible. One would suppose that to know God would be to honor Him, but these people neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him.
They turned from the very purpose for which God made them: to glorify Him for His Person and thank Him for His works. There was a willful insensibility toward God for his mercies and blessings. With such willful rebellion against God it is little wonder that their thinking became futile (emataiothesan, lit., "became worthless, purposeless"; cf. Eph 4:17) and their foolish (asynetos, "morally senseless"; cf. Ro 1:31) hearts were darkened (cf. Eph 4:18). When truth is rejected, in time the ability to recognize and to receive truth is impaired (cf. Jn 3:19-20).
We see instructively the downward digression of the human soul here traced! When darkness is welcomed to overspread the mind, a disinterest of the power of God is the result; and the truth which God left with and in men, instead of having free scope to acquire strength and develop itself, comes by degrees to be lost.
and the still, small voice of conscience, first disregarded, was next prevented, and at length systematically destroyed.
The blessings of giving him glory
Psa 3:1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psa 3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Psa 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Kawbod weighty prescence honor promotion –not worried how I look I am worried about how I make him look
Psa 3:4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psa 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
Psa 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Psa 3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psa 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psa 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psa 71:14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
Psa 71:15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
Psa 71:16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
How to glorify God
Joh 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Joh 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Whatever glorify means Jesus did it.
The 1st clue to glorifying God is finishing the work God has given us. We have an assignment on our life. We have a purpose for our lives.
Mike skipped a class all term. He heard that a paper was coming due that was worth half his grade. So he went to the library, burned the midnight oil, gave the paper his very best ability. He was very proud to turn in the paper a day before it was due. The professor graded all the papers and gave Mike back his paper.
At the top of his paper the professor wrote “Good paper, good content wonderful research, but this was not the assignment F in red letters.
It doesn’t matter how well you do, if you do not do what you should do.
Jesus uses the same wording he uses in a little while when he will say on the cross “it is finished”. This is indicative of one who is so sold on the will and purpose of God that in his spirit he has already accomplished and even gone through the hardest of tasks
It is done before it is done.
1 do my asignment
2 display his character
Vs 6 Jesus says he has manifested the name of God
All the names/titles of God reveal some of the character of God. His names are glorification of who he is. They are praising who he is.
• Jehovah Elohim (Genesis 2:4, 3:9-13, 21)- The LORD GOD
• Jehovah El Elyon (Genesis 14:22)- The LORD, the Most High GOD
• Jehovah El Emeth (Psalms 31:5) - LORD GOD of Truth
• Jehovah El Gemuwal (Jeremiah 51:56) - The LORD GOD of Recompenses /reward
• Jehovah Elohim Tsebaoth (Psalms 59:5, - LORD GOD of Hosts
• Jehovah Elohe Yeshuathi (Psalms 88:1) - LORD GOD of My Salvation
• Jehovah Elohe Yisrael (Psalms 41:13) - The LORD GOD of Israel
• El Bethel (Genesis 35:7) - GOD of the House of GOD
• Elohe Chaseddi (Psalms 59:10) - The GOD of My Mercy
• El Emunah (Deuteronomy 7:9) - The Faithful GOD
• El Gibbor (Isaiah 9:6) - Mighty GOD
• El Hakabodh (Psalms 29:3) - The GOD of Glory
• El Hay (Joshua 3:10, - The Living GOD
• Elohe Mauzi (Psalms 43:2) - GOD of My Strength
• Elohim Machase Lanu (Psalms 62:8) - GOD Our Refuge
• El Nase (Psalms 99:8) - GOD that Forgave
• Elohenu Olam (Psalms 48:14) - Our Everlasting GOD
• Elohim Ozer Li (Psalms 54:4)- GOD My Helper
• El Rai (Genesis 16:13)- GOD Sees Me
• Elsali (Psalms 42:9) GOD, My Rock
• El Shaddai (Genesis 17:1,2, Ezekiel 10:5) - Almighty GOD
• Elohim Shophtim Ba-arets GOD that Judgeth in the Earth
• El Simchath Gili (Psalms 43:4)- GOD My Exceeding Joy
• Elohim Tsebaoth (Psalms 80:7, - GOD of Hosts
• Elohe Tishuathi (Psalms 18:46&51:14) GOD of My Salvation
• Elohe Tsadeki (Psalms 4:1)- GOD of My Righteousness
• Elohe Yisrael (Psalms 59:5)- GOD of Isreal
The Compound Names
Jehovah
• Adonai Jehovah (Genesis 15:2)- Lord GOD
• Jehovah Chereb (Deuteronomy 33:29)- The LORD... the Sword
• Jehovah Eli (Psalms 18:2)- The LORD My GOD
• Jehovah Elyon (Genesis 14:18-20)- The LORD Most High
• Jehovah Gibbor Milchamah - The LORD Mighty In Battle
• Jehovah Maginnenu (Psalms 89:18)- The LORD Our Defense
• Jehovah Goelekh (Isaiah 49:26&60:16)- The LORD Thy Redeemer
• Jehovah Immeka (Judges 6:12)- The LORD Is with You
• Jehovah Izuz Wegibbor - The LORD Strong and Mighty
• Jehovah-jireth (Genesis 22:14)- The LORD Shall Provide
• Jehovah Keren-Yishi (Psalm- The LORD the Horn of My Salvation
• Jehovah Machsi (Psalms 91:9)The LORD My Refuge
• Jehovah Magen (Deuteronomy 33:29)- The LORD the Shield
• Jehovah Makkeh (Ezekiel 7:9)- The LORD that Smiteth
• Jehovah Mauzzi (Jeremiah 16:19)- The LORD My Fortress
• Ha-Melech Jehovah (Psalms 98:6) The LORD the King
• Jehovah Melech Olam (Psalms 10:16)- The LORD King Forever
• Jehovah Mephalti (Psalms 18:2)- The LORD My Deliverer
• Jehovah Mekaddishkem (Exodus 31- The LORD that Sanctifies You
• Jehovah Metsudhathi (Psalms 18:2)- The LORD My High Tower
• Jehovah Moshiekh (Isaiah 49:26&60:16)- The LORD Your Savior
• Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:15)- The LORD My Banner
• Jehovah Ori (Psalms 27:1)- The LORD My Light
• Jehovah Uzzi (Psalms 28:7)- The LORD My Strength
• Jehovah Rophe (Exodus 15:26)- The LORD (our) Healer
• Jehovah Roi (Psalms 23:1)- The LORD My Shepherd
• Jehovah Sabaoth (Tsebaoth) (I Samuel 1:3)- The LORD of Hosts
• Jehovah Sali (Psalms 18:2)- The LORD My Rock
• Jehovah Shalom (Judges 6:24- The LORD (our) Peace
• Jehovah Shammah (Ezekiel 48:35)The LORD Is There
• Jehovah Tsidkenu (Jeremiah 23:6) - The LORD Our Righteousness
• Jehovah Tsuri (Psalms 19:14) - O LORD My Strength
As we try to succeed in God we will often fight with a couple of tensions
The intoxication of success and the devastation of insignificance.
Joh 17:6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
We glorify God by:
1 do my asignment
2 display his character
3 dedicating our gifts
Whatever he has given us we use to glorify him Every good and perfect gift comes from the lord and we are to use that for his glory.
Joh 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
1 do my asignment
2 display his character
3 dedicating our gifts
4 deposit your all I his hands
A little boy was given a little canary and he loved it so much he left it with his grandparents as he went on vacation with is parents and when he came back home he took his canary and said I missed you so much and higgged and squezzed and hugged it and squeezed until it was no longer alive he squeezed the life out of the canary
If you and I selfishly hold on to it and grip it will die
Because it was not meant to be held it was meant to fly
2 tim 1:12 …for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
