1 Corinthians 10:31-33 Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Do all to the glory of God; and then it will not be difficult for you to "please all men in all things... seeking the profit of many, that they may be saved." "No act of life is in itself either religious or secular. The quality of each act depends on the spirit which guides it and the motive from which it springs. The commonest thing may be done in a high Christian spirit. The greatest deed may spring from a low and selfish motive." "The glory of God, that is to be the end of all your actions." And St. Paul ventures to affirm that the man who holds a supreme purpose - to glorify God, will be found the kindest, most generous, and most helpful man by all his fellow men. I. THIS IS AN ACTUAL FACT. The truly pious are the truly philanthropical. Illustrate from the general influence of Christianity in securing care for the suffering and the poor; and from individual cases, such as those of Howard, Wilberforce, Nightingale, etc.; appeal may also be made to cases within our personal experience. A weak recognition of the claims of the brotherhood is one of the surest signs of a frail, unnourished piety. II. IT IS REASONABLE THAT THIS SHOULD BE THEE ACTUAL FACT. This may be argued: 1. From the impression of the fatherhood of God which the Christian gains. If he turn his eyes down from up looking to the Father, he cannot fail to see the Father's children. 2. From the growth of Christian life, which is a changing into God's image, until we come to think about his children as he thinks, and to work for them as he works. 3. From that simple, unquestioning obedience to God's will which would surely characterize us if we really held all for God and were set upon securing "his glory." - R.T. Parallel Verses KJV: Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.WEB: Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
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