...understandings of creation, fall, redemption, and the work of the church. "We believe," they declared, "that man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever, and that the first duty of all men is to seek God, to repent of sin, to accept the offer of salvation through...

...." (Vere dignum ct hisluni esf, nequuni ct salutare. . . .) The Westminster Catechism teaches that "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever." There is no contradiction, but only coincidence, between God's will and the good of humanity, between...

...short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). What is more, the Westminster Catechism makes it clear that "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." Wre are to glorify God by our worshipful praise: "Whoever offers praise glorifies Me" (Ps. 50:23)....

...answer to Question i, Is crioch àraiddo'n duine, Dia a ghlòrachadh, agus a mhealtainngu suthain. 'Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.' (17) I quote Black's research at length because it demonstrates, in startling terms, the ways in which...

...Westminster Shorter Catechism asks the question "What is the chief end of man?" and answers it by saying, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." (1 Corinthians 10:31; Psalm 73:25-26)1 Most of the Christians I know are familiar with that question...

...(eg, on the church) are not hard to find, but its noble start ("Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever") and general dignity and economy merited the treasured place it held for centuries in church and school...

...church. Ultimately, the purpose of our lives is best defined by the Westminster Shorter Catechism: "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever." To glorify God means to bestow honor upon Him, to worship Him, to praise Him. And we do all of these...

...them good.3 From the Calvinist Shorter Catechism, Newton internalized its central opening declaration: "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever." He also committed to memory another affirmation that would have more meaning as experiences in life...

...Ganuary 1989). 41. Bell, "Ritual, Change, and Changing Rituals." 42. "What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever." This Westminster Catechism was written in 1647 and was memorized by many generations of Protestant,...

...truth is, life was a joyful, well-rounded, satisfying experience for the Puritans. As they put it: "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever." They found joy in worship and in a life of duty to God. This can Cotton Mather (1663-1728) a Puritan...