Two new posts today. . .what in the world.
What is it to give one's will? one's desires? It is to seek the best for another, to want good for another regardless of personal gain and satisfaction. How does God do this? Doesn't He love Himself first? I suppose my definition of love is merely how humans ought to love. Since God is transcendant He is also unique in the sense that He deserves glory. How would only be just by acknowledging this fact. Therefore, He gives that we might be satisfied in Him alone, thus acknowledging His Holinessand self-sufficiency compared to our opposite nature. He loves that we may respond in worship. Though there be no attractive qualities in us, He yet seeks a personal relationship with us, for we are His image barers, spreading or quenching His fame in the eyes of all. How does He deal with both in love? The spreader He gives yet more grace to thrive. To the quencher, he who resists His grace, he remains consistent with Himself and performs justice where justice is due. On earth, He deals justly that the quencher might turn into a spreader. In eternity, He deals justly because He loves His own glory, and cannot look upon sin, and cannot accept the stained into His presence.

God's glory is foremost on His mind in every action and thought. he created all things with the intent that all created beings would bring Him pleasure and glory in one way or another. An olympic runner carefully trains himself that each step He takes will be as effective as possible - to the end that he might reach the finish line. A goal is always more important than the means, because it is the driving force that causes one to utilize said means. If the goal is appropriately assessed, the means will properly conform to the nature of the goal. So what is it to "glorify God"? Is it not to inwardly exclaim His magnificence and fame, producing outward response, the exclamation of His Name in one way or another?So how is God's goal of personal glory attained by Him? He knows His specific tactics. But that which is obvious - He gains Himself glory according to His love: for others and for Himself. In short, love is the giving of one's will freely for the benefit of others without thought of personal gain or satisfaction. Satisfaction is merely a natural outcome of love. So how is it that for His own glory's sake, God freely dispenses His will and desire to another? Love is a display of His glory. To be a receiver is to suggest on is lacking in some area and subject to the supply of another. To be a giver is to suggest that one is sufficient and another is in need. God's love for us is different than our love for Him. We love Him because He first loved us, and gave Himself for us. Being in sin, we cannot love God without His provision of grace. God is unique, holy, in that He is sufficient. He cannot help being love. Though He is love, however, He is also just, because He loves Himself foremost. When a man denies His free grace, He, being righteous and unable to commune with sin, must remain seperate from that sinner for eternity. Condemnation glorifies God since it magnifies this righteousness and justice. Plus, whatever God does spreads His fame. If it didn't, His action wouldn't be perfect, and He wouldn't be God. Therefore, the condemnation of a sinner brings Him glory, though He is yet not willing that any should perish.