1 John 3:2.) John 11:40. Chapter 3. All glory be to Christ our king! 1 John 3:2 James 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 2 Corinthians 4:4,6 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them…. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Many struggle with their faith. Chapter 5. ), Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. Strengthened … according to his glorious power, Col. 1:11. to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord, 2 Thes. They labor to believe. From ana and kalupto; to unveil. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural. Revelation 21:23 adds that the glory of God serves as the light for the city. Chapter 4. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. Beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord.--The Greek participle which answers to the first five words belongs to a verb derived from the Greek for "mirror" (identical in meaning, though not in form, with that of 1Corinthians 13:12). I shall, therefore, consider briefly some of those ways and means whereby the glory of Christ was represented unto believers under the Old Testament. Alleg.,' 3:33). Parallel Commentaries ...LexiconAndδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.we, [who]ἡμεῖς (hēmeis)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralStrong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. 8:15–18; 2 Cor. From katha and per; exactly as. 3:14–16. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete (1 John 1:1-4). And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. The present tense implies a gradual transfiguration, a mystical and spiritual change which is produced in us while we contemplate Christ. Rom. The Spirit of glory, the Spirit which hath the glorious attributes of God, the Spirit which proceedeth from the Father who dwelleth in the glory, in the Shechinah, - that Spirit resteth upon them, and sheds on them the glory of holy suffering, the glory which hung around the cross of Christ. 6:4). Colossians 1:27 - To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Jesus Christ’s radiance and splendour reflects the glory of the Father, and is both revealed to and reflected in the lives of believers. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. We see God mirrored in Christ, who is "the image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15), and as we gaze, with our face unveiled, on that mirror, a change comes over us. Most of us understand the concept but have a hard time envisioning anything truly perfect. from strength to strength," Psalm 84:7). The Glory Of Christ By Rev. All glory be to Christ! Chapter 6. A motto for their cause is: The, the definite article. I, the first-person pronoun. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Mystery..Christ in You the Hope of Glory Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Close. Here at Bridgeway, in 2021, we are reading through the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, together with the book of Acts. To transform, transfigure. And, since he is continually being revealed to the church through Scripture and by the Holy Spirit, Christians have the unbelievable privilege of seeing the very glory of God through “the face of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6). This is at least as likely to be the true meaning as "reflecting as a mirror," which the Revised Version (following Chrysostom and others) has substituted for it. John 8:50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Then life’s demands and the pressures of each day suppress the commitment we earlier made. As by the Spirit of the Lord. 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