Acts 22:1-23 Confronted With The Glory of Christ

False Glory:  National Glory  Religious Glory  Self Glory For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. Galatians 1:13-14

False Glory:  National Glory  Religious Glory  Self Glory If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. Philippians 3:4b-6

False Glory:  National Glory  Religious Glory  Self Glory But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ Philippians 3:7-8

The Glory of God: The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1

The Glory of God:  Vastness of Creation The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? Psalm 8:3-4

The Glory of God:  Vastness of Creation  Intricacies of Creation The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1 8 ounce glass of water has: 7.5x10^24 molecules Or: 7,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

The Glory of God:  Vastness of Creation  Intricacies of Creation  Beauty of Creation The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1

The Glory of God:  Vastness of Creation  Intricacies of Creation  Beauty of Creation  God is infinitely More So! The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1

The Glory of Christ: No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. John 1:18

The Glory of Christ: His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high Hebrews 1:2-3

The Glory of Christ:  Fear  Terror And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them Genesis 35:5a Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; 2 Corinthians 5:11a

The Glory of Christ:  Fear  Terror  Hatred and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts. The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the Lord of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the Lord of hosts." Haggai 2:7 & 9

The Glory of Christ:  Fear  Terror  Hatred Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. [9] And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Luke 2:8-9

The Glory of Christ:  Fear  Terror  Hatred  Salvation

Application: 1. Respond in faith to Jesus Christ Two choices for eternity: a) Glorious presence of God; perfect beauty b) Absence of any beauty apart from God; separated from Him forever in Hell

Application: 1. Respond in faith to Jesus Christ 2. Respond in faith to Jesus Christ  You have heard  You have seen  You know His will  How have you responded?

The heavens declare the glory of God Psalm 19:1 Are You?