The Obvious Glory of Christ
The sermon highlights the threefold glory of Christ, emphasizing that His moral glory is His perfect character, which shines through His teachings and actions.
J.G. Bellet preaches about the threefold glories of the Lord Jesus - personal, official, and moral. While His personal and official glories were often veiled during His time on earth, His moral glory, being perfect in every way, radiated through His every action and word, illuminating His path on earth and the pages of the Gospels.
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The glories of the Lord Jesus are threefold--personal, official, and moral. His personal glory He veiled, save where faith discovered it, or an occasion demanded it. His official glory He veiled likewise; He did not walk through the land as either the divine Son from the bosom of the Father, or as the authoritative Son of David. Such glories were commonly hid, as He passed on in the circumstances of life day by day. But His moral glory could not be hid: He could not be less than perfect in every thing--it belonged to Him, it was Himself. Its intense excellency was too bright for the eye of man, but there it shone, whether man could bear it or not. It now illuminates every page of the four Gospels, as it once did every path which the Lord Himself trod on this earth of ours.
Sermon Outline
- The Threefold Glory of Christ
- Personal Glory
- Official Glory
- Moral Glory
Key Quotes
“His moral glory could not be hid: He could not be less than perfect in every thing--it belonged to Him, it was Himself.” — J.G. Bellet
Application Points
- We should strive to reflect Christ's moral glory in our own lives by living a life of perfect character.
- Christ's veiled glory teaches us the importance of humility and selflessness in our own lives.
- The moral glory of Christ is a source of inspiration and guidance for us as we navigate life's challenges.