BY HIS
GLORY
Charles C. Ryrie
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The Scripture quotations in this book are primarily the author’s paraphrases, drawn from the New American Standard Bible (nasb), © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977; the Holy Bible, New International Version (niv), © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers; and the King James Version (kjv).
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Ryrie, Charles Caldwell, 1925–
Transformed by His glory / Charles Ryrie.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-89693-696-1
1. Glory of God. 2. Christian life—1960– I. Title.
BT180.G6R97 1990
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2. How to See the Glory of God and Live to Tell about It
3. Directed by the Glory of God
4. The Glory of God Judging and Blessing
6. The Glory of God in the Life of Our Lord
7. The Glory of God in the New Covenant
If You Think Moses Had Glory, Look What We Have
8. The Glory of God in the Church
10. Bearing Much Fruit to the Glory of God
I thought you might be interested to know how this book came to be. I’ve had in the back of my mind for years that the glory of God would be an important topic to write about. And a practical one as well.
But how to do it? The problem is not that material is lacking on the subject. The word glory is found 194 times in the Old Testament and 161 times in the New Testament, not counting the many additional occurrences of the verb to glorify. However, books devoted exclusively to God’s glory are scarce, and even standard theologies say little about it except in a general way or in a reference to church creeds. Just for fun I looked at the indexes in eight theologies. Only two include an entry for the “glory of God.” Six (including my own!) had nothing.
Some years ago I listened to a series of messages on the glory of God. Though thoroughly biblical and well prepared, the series made only a slight impression on me. I remembered little of what was said. Why? Possibly because the speaker tried to include too many Scripture references without arranging them into categories that could be easily remembered. Nevertheless a seed had been planted, though in my own thinking a void remained.
Then, a few years ago I received an overseas phone call asking me to fill in at a Bible conference for another speaker who had to cancel. I said I would, and asked the director, Joe Jordan, if he had a theme ...
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About Transformed by his Glory: Regaining a Sense of the Wonder of GodYour concept of God can become worn thin by years of familiarity, hard circumstances, or a society that frowns on his uniqueness or even his existence. But when you lay aside these threadbare images and return your gaze to God’s awesome character, you come away not only refreshed but inwardly different. In this book Charles Ryrie turns your thoughts specifically to the glory of God. It’s a subject little written about and perhaps even less understood, but in his gifted way of making dry theology everyday practical, Dr. Ryrie clearly explains what it is, how it changed the men and women of Scripture, and how it can change you. If your Christianity hasn’t been making a difference lately, perhaps your idea of God has lost its glory. Allow this book to help you reflect anew on his glory now and to encourage you that one day you will see that glory face-to-face. You won’t be the same tomorrow. |
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