GOD:
HIS GLORY; EVANGELISM: GOD FIRST

Always and always God must be first. The gospel in its scriptural context puts the glory of God first and the salvation of man second. The angels, approaching from above, chanted “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” This puts the glory of God and the blessing of mankind in their proper order, as do also the opening words of the prayer, “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.” Before any petitions are allowed, the name of God must be hallowed. God’s glory is and must forever remain the Christian’s true point of departure. Anything that begins anywhere else, whatever it is, is certainly not New Testament Christianity.

Matthew 6:9; Luke 2:14; Ephesians 1:4–6

Born After Midnight, 23.