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The Principle of Glorifying Christ

Sometimes Bible words have been used so long that it seems they’re about worn out. People use them, but they seldom stop to think about what the words really mean.

It’s tempting to discard old words like that, but it might be a mistake to do so. When people stop to scrape away what looks like rust, they sometimes find that a word is made of gold.

The word “glorify” is like that. We’ve already looked at I Corinthians 6:20: “For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” In the same letter, we read: “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (10:31).

The word “glorify” means to be a credit to Christ, bringing honor and praise to Him. It means that it’s important for us to live good lives, because it’s a bad reflection on Him if we claim to be Christians, yet act no better than anyone else.

The idea behind this word is more important than most Christians realize. Bringing glory to Christ is the real reason for our living in this world after we are born again. Remember, we are to “do all to the glory of God” (v. 31).

Some people think they can glorify Christ only if they become a full-time Christian worker or when they quote Scripture or teach a Sunday school class or lead the song service at church. On the other hand, some people do these things in order to boost their own reputation and not to glorify Christ at all.

If your heart is right, you can be a credit for Christ in the classroom, at a restaurant, in a shopping center, or wherever you are.