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How Vain is your Glory?
The Honor of Men and The Glory of God
Glory vs. Vainglory
Glory Revealed
Several Hebrew words are translated “glory,”
most commonly kāḇôḏ, “heavy, weighty, burdensome”
hāḏār (e.g., the splendor of God’s work, Ps. 90:16)
hôḏ, God’s sovereignty over all things (Ps.
148:13),
more often translated “honor.”
The Septuagint translates with Gk. dóxa, unifying glory with its manifestations and encompassing the greatness and majesty of God.
The NT inherited this complex of meanings, also using dóxa in the classical Greek sense of “reputation” (cf.
Luke 14:10), in the Hebrew sense of “weighty” (2 Cor.
4:17), and for the Shekinah, God’s tabernacling presence (1 Pet.
4:14).
Vainglory
Vainglory: inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.
"Vainglory" is the translation of kenodoxia, "empty glory" or "pride," nearly akin to vanity in the modern sense.
Peter was Right, mostly...
Peter may have suggested to build 3 tabernacles for Jesus, Moses and Elijah out of the overwhelming sense of heaviness, the splendor of God, and acknowledging honor due God.
But...
Immediately following Peter’s suggestion, The Father spoke audibly to everyone in a way that frightened the disciples.
It was a rebuke or correction, to listen, on the chosen one, Jesus.
Here is Peter, getting ahead of himself, again...
He had previously rebuked Jesus before for telling them that he had to die.
He suggests 3 tabernacles as if Jesus, Moses and Elijah were equal in honor.
As if Jesus were just another prophet.
Later, Peter denied Jesus out of fear, as Jesus is led to the cross.
If only Peter had learned here, before the Crucifixion.
What might have been different for him?
What might have been different for the disciples, even the next day?
The disciples had just seen the previous day the visceral transfiguration in Jesus face and audibly heard the humbling voice of The Father claim Jesus as the Son.
After being asked to drive out an impure spirit/ demon, they could not, and Jesus responds with rebuke, calling them “unbelieving and perverse”.
What would be the point of rebuking his disciples as unbelieving if they did not have authority to do this?
They still disbelieved what was shown to them and what was spoken to them with authority.
So, Jesus had to do it.
But, there wasn’t much time left.
They were all amazed at the greatness of God.
Jesus says that we (whoever believes) will do greater things than he did.
Peter may not have been fully correct, equating the glory of Jesus with Moses and Elijah, but he wasn’t wrong in celebrating the divinity to Jesus.
In understanding his error and reaffirming his faith in humility before Jesus, Peter was given leadership of the early church.
He had to leave the Honor of Men behind, and instead seek the Glory of God that transforms hearts and lives.
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