 | John P. Burgess - 1998 - 164 頁
...the human condition. The Westminster Shorter Catechism begins with the famous question and answer, "What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. "3 Humanity's ultimate purpose is to worship and to delight in God. The fundamental distinction here... | |
 | Alan Donagan - 1999 - 234 頁
...English Dictionary refers to as the Shorter Catechism of 1648, presumably a Calvinist work. It runs "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever." As the epistles of the New Testament show, "forever" did not, in the early Church, refer to a state... | |
 | Douglas J. Brouwer - 1999 - 196 頁
...often enough to them: I love you. XI God Hunger AN INTRODUCTION Q. 1 . What is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 1647 HAT IS IT that you believe? Do you know? Could you give an answer... | |
 | Geoffrey Wainwright - 2000 - 474 頁
...the Westminster Catechism, with which Newbigin as an English Presbyterian had a lifelong familiarity: What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever. Although the theme is present from the start, Newbigin's later writings in particular address... | |
 | Gary Scott Smith - 2000 - 656 頁
...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... | |
 | Stephen F. Olford - 1972 - 152 頁
...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).... | |
 | Janet Sorensen - 2000 - 350 頁
...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... | |
 | Dwight Vogel - 2000 - 338 頁
...." (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... | |
 | Carol Ruvolo - 2000 - 408 頁
...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... | |
 | Christine Eaton Blair - 2001 - 166 頁
...Changing Rituals," Worship 63, no. 1 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, especially... | |
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What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. 
