Creation Quote by Jonathan Edwards
![“The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify [God]. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b60/jonathan-edwards-770_creation_the-end-of-the-creation-is-that-the-crea_2631225.jpg)
“The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify [God]. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: "The End of Creation", 1741
Creation exists to glorify God; glorifying God is rejoicing in His displayed glory.
In simple terms: Creation’s purpose is to glorify God; we rejoice in His glory.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and celebrate God’s glory daily.
Themes
theology
purpose
joy
Mood
reverent
uplifting
Type
spiritual
inspirational
When to use this quote
- worship services
- personal devotion
- church teaching
Key Concepts
Divine purpose
glorification
celebration
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you express gratitude for divine glory?
- What does glorifying God look like in daily life?
A Different Perspective
May overlook personal interpretation of glory.
![“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole…” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2fd/jonathan-edwards-770_affection_but-it-is-doubtless-true-and-evident-fro_82879.jpg)
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
