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1 Be a GLORY carrier 15 Sept 2013, Siegfried Maré A suggestion how the content of this manual can be used: The content of this manual are based on bible verses (obtained mainly from the Old King James bible and using the Strong s concordance to obtain the full meaning of the words used in the verses) which are the basis for the points or views that are discussed. For your convenience you will find the Strong s and other references used at the end of this manual. Use this manual as a guide for your own study of the WORD of GOD. Enjoy and let your mind be renewed by your Saviour. Love the Word of God. It is your source of life. Please note that this manual has no copy right. Die AkkerChristelike Kerk is an Afrikaans Church in Johannesburg South Africa. This manual is written in English so that it can be used all over the world. For more information about us please contact us at info@dieakker.co.za Points that are discussed in this manual Scripture references... 2 Introduction... 2 A. From darkness to light ) Darkness ) Light... 3 B. Being a glory carrier is to bring God s light Justify Him in the Spirit Show yourself as if you are an messenger Preach God unto the Gentiles Believe God Accept His glory... 4

2 C. Glory defined... 5 Summary... 5 Read also:... 6 xxx... 9 Scripture references Eph 5:8 1 Ti 3:16 Introduction For us that have tasted the dark side of the world, the love of God is a concept we cannot but endeavour to understand. We know we are loved, valued, excepted and cared for but the mystery of the reason behind it cannot but make us think of the greatness of the ONE that loves us. We cannot reciprocate and still HE loves us? Starting off on a walk of love let us then keep this love being the loving ones bringing HIS love to those that were like we were once. This manual will look how we can bring God s glory to those that so desperately needs it by looking at: What is meant by the term GLORY in the bible; and then How to make GLORY a reality in our daily lives. Love the Word of God. It is your source of life. A. From darkness to light Eph 5:8 For G1063 ye were G2258 sometimes G4218 darkness, G4655 but G1161 now G3568 are ye light G5457 in G1722 the Lord: G2962 walk G4043 as G5613 children G5043 of light: G5457 From this verse we can determine a change has taken place in our lives; from darkness to light. It further states clearly that this change has to be applied by us (children of God) by walk as children of light. To understand this let us look at the meanings of these different terms: 1) Darkness Those that are in darkness need the LIGHT because they find themselves in: i. Error; or ii. or iii. An adumbration or shadiness which literally means: 1. The act of making a shadow or faint resemblance; 2. A faint sketch; an imperfect representation of a thing; and 3. In heraldry, the shadow only of a figure, outlined, and painted of a color darker than the field. Obscurity Be a glory carrier 2

3 2) Light To be of the light or to bring light it is necessary to be: Luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative): - fire, light. To bring God s light into the darkness is to bring His glory as described in the next section. B. Being a glory carrier is to bring God s light 1Ti 3:16 And G2532 without controversy G3672 great G3173 is G2076 the G3588 mystery G3466 of godliness: G2150 God G2316 was manifest G5319 in G1722 the flesh, G4561 justified G1344 in G1722 the Spirit, G4151 seen G3700 of angels, G32 preached G2784 unto G1722 the Gentiles, G1484 believed on G4100 in G1722 the world, G2889 received up G353 into G1722 glory. G1391 From the above scripture we can determine that to bring this mystery of godliness (LIGHT) into the darkness is to manifest God s glory in our flesh by: 1. Justify Him in the Spirit Luk 7:29 And all the people and the tax-collectors who heard Him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. Job 9:20 If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me; though I am perfect, He shall declare me perverse. This is an amazing concept; we are called to justify the justifier of our souls! We can only do this if we are willing through our life style: a. Show that JESUS is right (as self evident); b. Render HIM as (that is, show or regard as) just or innocent: - free, justify (-ier), be righteous; and c. Show that JESUS is holy (absolutely or relatively). When you do the above you will: 2. Show yourself as if you are an messenger To be seen by angels in the context of this verse literally means that you: a. show yourself to the world as right, just and holy; so that b. people can inspect and observe you; that you are a c. messenger. The word angel in this verse also means Pastor. None of us are angels and not all of us are Pastors, but all of us are called to be messengers of the Most High God, Jesus Christ. When you have accepted your calling as a messenger you will: 3. Preach God unto the Gentiles To preach the gospel to the gentiles has its own mystery as revealed in the following verses: Be a glory carrier 3

4 Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching? Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things!" Considering the above verses and looking at what is said in 1 Ti 3:16 we can determine that to be able to preach to the Gentiles means to: a. First become part of those (a race) of the same habit or tribe; to b. Secondly be enabled to be of usage: - be custom (manner, wont); so that c. Thirdly you can be used by habit or conventionality; with the focus to d. Fourthly herald (as a public crier), especially the divine truth (the gospel): - preach (-er), proclaim, publish. Preaching God to the gentiles set us up for the next mystery, the outworking of FAITH. Now faith is to 4. Believe God To believe literally means to: i. Have faith in Jesus; and therefore ii. to entrust (reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority) yourself to Him; because of: a. A moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), and or b. You have been convinced by argument, true or false. Because you have entrusted yourself to Him you will: iii. iv. Tend, that is, take care of to properly to provide for; to make An orderly arrangement, literally or figuratively [morally]): - adorning (To display the beauty or excellence of) and exactly. When you have done the above give yourself wholly to: 5. Accept His glory To be able to accept His glory literally means to: i. First get hold of glory by doing steps 1 4 above and then to a. Call out for His glory. We will call for glory because we b. Know it is offered to one; ii. Secondly be amazed with it. If you are amazed by it you will iii. Take it away or up (From a lower to a higher place) by a. thinking about it (with thanks giving, honour, praise and worship); b. be accounted and to be of reputation; and c. (of own) please (-ure). Be a glory carrier 4

5 C. Glory defined Here are some facts about God s glory: 1. The glory comes severally (separately; distinctly; apart from others) by, each, every (man); and 2. With repetition and intensity, Defining glory from the Webster dictionary: 3. Praise ascribed in adoration; 4. Honour. Honourable representation of God; 5. In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it: The divine perfections or excellence; and 6. Distinguished honour or ornament; that which honour s or makes renowned; that of which one may boast. According to the Webster s definition of glory we can see that the glory talked about, is all about giving glory to God (Mat 6:13). Looking at the definition of glory in Mat 6:13 we can see how the above is applied to give glory to God by: 7. being of reputation (making God renowned walking in His divine presence); by implication to seem (truthfully or uncertainly): - be accounted; By doing this we will give 8. honour; praise and worship to God and by so doing, giving 9. glory (as very apparent) to Him. Summary What it entails to be a GLORY carrier can be summarised by the following diagram: Be a glory carrier 5

6 Justify Him in the Spirit Accept His glory Show yourself as if you are a Messenger Believe God Preach about God. Read also: darkness, G4655 o G4655 skotos skot'-os From the base of G4639; shadiness, that is, obscurity (literally or figuratively): - darkness. G4639 skia skee'-ah Apparently a primary word; shade or a shadow (literally or figuratively [darkness of error or an adumbration]): - shadow. light G5457 o G5457 phos foce From an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative): - fire, light. G5346 phemi fay-mee' Properly the same as the base of G5457 and G5316; to show or make known one s thoughts, that is, speak or say: - affirm, say. Compare G3004. manifest G5319 o G5319 phaneroo fan-er-o'-o From G5318; to render apparent (literally or figuratively): - appear, manifestly declare, (make) manifest (forth), shew (self). G5318 phaneros fan-er-os' From G5316; shining, that is, apparent (literally or figuratively); neuter (as adverb) publicly, externally: - abroad, + appear, known, manifest, open [+ -ly], outward ([+ -ly]). G5316 phaino fah'ee-no Prolongation for the base of G5457; to lighten (shine), that is, show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative): - appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think. o G5457 phos foce From an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative): - fire, light. Be a glory carrier 6

7 justified G1344 o G1344 dikaioo dik-ah-yo'-o From G1342; to render (that is, show or regard as) just or innocent: - free, justify (-ier), be righteous. G1342 dikaios dik'-ah-yos From G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively): - just, meet, right (-eous). G1349 dike dee'-kay Probably from G1166; right (as self evident), that is, justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution): - judgment, punish, vengeance. o G1166 deiknuo dike-noo'-o A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; show (literally or figuratively): - shew. seen G3700 o G3700, optanomai optomai op-tan'-om-ahee, op'-tom-ahee The first a (middle voice) prolonged form of the second (primary) which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternates of G3708; to gaze (that is, with wide open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more emphatically its intensive G2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 a watching from a distance): - appear, look, see, shew self. preached G2784 o G2784 kerusso kay-roos'-so Of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel): - preach (-er), proclaim, publish. believed on G4100 o G4100 pisteuo pist-yoo'-o From G4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust (especially one s spiritual well being to Christ): - believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. G4102 pistis pis'-tis From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. G3982 peitho pi'-tho A primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty): - agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) content, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield. received up G353 o G353 analambano an-al-am-ban'-o From G303 and G2983; to take up: - receive up, take (in, unto, up). G303 ana an-ah' A primary preposition and adverb; properly up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.): - and, apiece, by, each, every (man), in, through. In compounds (as a prefix) it often means (by implication) repetition, intensity, reversal, etc. G2983 lambano lam-ban'-o A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively [probably objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while G138 is more violent, to seize or remove]): - accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up). Be a glory carrier 7

8 into G1722 o G1722 en en A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); in, at, (up-) on, by, etc.: - about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-) by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-) in (-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-) on, [open-] ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, [speedi-] ly, X that, X there (-in, -on), through (-out), (un-) to(-ward), under, when, where (-with), while, with (-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) prep. glory. G1391 o G1391 doxa dox'-ah From the base of G1380; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literally or figuratively, objectively or subjectively): - dignity, glory (-ious), honour, praise, worship. G1380 dokeo dok-eh'-o A prolonged form of a primary verb doko (used only as an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of G1166); of the same meaning; to think; by implication to seem (truthfully or uncertainly): - be accounted, (of own) please (-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow. world, G2889 o G2889 kosmos kos'-mos Probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, that is, decoration; by implication the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively [morally]): - adorning, world. G2865, komízo kom-id'-zofrom a primary word υ kolumbos (to tend, that is, take care of); properly to provide for, that is, (by implication) to carry off (as if from harm; generally obtain): - bring, receive. Gentiles, G1484 o G1484 ethnos eth'-nos Probably from G1486; a race (as of the same habit), that is, a tribe; specifically a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually by implication pagan): - Gentile, heathen, nation, people. G1486 etho eth'-o A primary verb; to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage: - be custom (manner, wont). angels, G32 o G32 aggelos ang'-el-os From aggello (probably derived from G71; compare G34; to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an angel ; by implication a pastor: - angel, messenger. justified G1344 o G1344 dikaioo dik-ah-yo'-o From G1342; to render (that is, show or regard as) just or innocent: - free, justify (-ier), be righteous. G1342 dikaios dik'-ah-yos From G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively): - just, meet, right (-eous). G1349 dike dee'-kayprobably from G1166; right (as self evident), that is, justice (the principle, a decision, or its execution): - judgment, punish, vengeance. o G1166 deiknuo dike-noo'-o A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show (literally or figuratively): - shew. Be a glory carrier 8

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