Good morning everyone,

John 5:44-How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

In relationships it is crucial we recognize what is important. Is it important to be right or important to win the heart of the individual? Being right at all cost is really to seek our own glory. While seeking the heart causes us to sacrifice our own glory for unity sake.

As much as I believe in church, preaching, reading the bible, prayer, fellowship, etc. I believe that is empty religion without a desire to seek God’s glory over our own. The scripture says in order to believe we must not seek glory from people for ourselves (hence always needing to be right), but to seek God’s glory and know we are humbly wrong as sinners, and desperately need Christ for His truth and grace.

Genuine belief in the gospel allows for us to be open to hear and do what doesn’t make much of us at all! The gospel glorifies Christ alone. The relevance of that is seen in our lives when we consider other peoples heart over our own, and see where we can be "peacemakers" for Christ sake. Being "right" for our own glory alienates us from people (even those we love), while Christ glory draws believers to come to Him.

In His Love, Ld