Chapter 336—Man Created for God’s Glory
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
.
God created man for His own glory, that after test and trial the human
family might become one with the heavenly family. It was God’s purpose to
repopulate heaven with the human family, if they would show themselves
obedient to His every word. Adam was to be tested, to see whether he would
be obedient, as the loyal angels, or disobedient. If he stood the test, his
instruction to his children would have been only of loyalty. His mind and
thoughts would have been as the mind and thoughts of God....
God made Adam after His own character, pure and upright. There were
no corrupt principles in the first Adam, no corrupt propensities or tendencies
to evil. Adam was as faultless as the angels before God’s throne. These
things are inexplainable but many things which now we cannot understand
will be made plain when we shall see as we are seen, and know as we are
known.
It is recorded of the holy men of old that God was not ashamed to
be called their God [
Hebrews 11:16
]. The reason assigned is that instead
of coveting earthly possessions or seeking happiness in worldly plans or
aspirations they placed their all upon the altar of God and made disposition
of it to build up His kingdom. They lived only for God’s glory and declared
plainly that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth, seeking a better
country, that is, an heavenly. Their conduct proclaimed their faith. God
could entrust to them His truth and could leave the world to receive from
them a knowledge of His will.
But how are the professed people of God today maintaining the honor of
His name? How could the world infer that they are a peculiar people? What
evidence do they give of citizenship in heaven? ...
Puritan plainness and simplicity should mark the dwellings and apparel
of all who believe the solemn truths for this time. ... Our dress, our dwellings,
our conversation, should testify of our consecration to God. What power
would attend those who thus evinced that they had given up all for Christ.
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