him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.”), it is important that we have a firm understanding of what it means to please God. To state it succinctly, God is only pleased with that which is in perfect agreement with his perfections. God is only glorified in himself either in beholding his innate triune perfections within his own being or observing himself through his creation. Truly pleasing God from the creature’s perspective means being like God in moral and spiritual qualities. The