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The Westminster Shorter Catechism is a catechism written in 1646 and 1647 by the Westminster Assembly, ... A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever." — Westminster Assembly ( Wikiquote ), first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'"
The Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) is an example: Q. What is the chief end of man? A. To glorify God and enjoy Him forever! Q. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him? A. The word of God which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and ...
The Westminster Shorter Catechism summarizes the "chief end of man" as "to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever." [ 3 ] Piper has suggested that this would be more correct as "to glorify God by enjoying Him forever."
"The Westminster Shorter Catechism". In Carlson, John L.; Hall, David W. (eds.). To Glorify and Enjoy God: A Commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of the Westminster Assembly. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust. ISBN 0-85151-668-8. Van Dixhorn, Chad Is the Larger Catechism Worthwhile? Hetherington, William History of the Westminster Assembly of ...
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A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky; To serve the present age, My calling to fulfil: O may it all my powers engage To do my Master’s will! Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live, And O! thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give: Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely,