The Honor of God

What do you live for?

The world’s answer is to live for yourself. But the Bible directs us to a higher pursuit: the honor of God. Apart from this central priority, even many Christians are left aimless and unmotivated. But as we realize who God is in all His holy majesty, we delight in our ultimate purpose of bringing glory to His name.

In this book, Rev. Grant Castleberry presents a God-centered vision for life. After surveying Scripture’s teaching on the honor of God, he hones in on the shame of sin and the grace of Jesus Christ in delivering us from dishonor. Finally, we see how the gospel motivates us to a fulfilling life of joyful reverence in our worship, our service, and the honor we give in our relationships with others.

Endorsements

"We live in an age that has a woeful lack of honor and respect in the home, the state, and the church. Children dishonor their parents, citizens dishonor their civil leaders, and church members often dishonor their pastors. All this is rooted in a lack of proper honor for God, who is sovereign over the spheres of the home, the state, and the church. In his excellent book The Honor of God, Grant Castleberry drives home the importance of restoring a proper honor for God that will have a generational impact on the whole of life."

—Dr. Josh Buice

"At the heart of every culture are certain key values that shape and determine life and thought within that culture. The modern West has a number of such values, but honor and shame are not among them. For Christians, this is particularly challenging, since the world of the Bible is one in which honor and glory, on the one hand, and shame and disgrace, on the other, are major determi­nants of life. This new work by Pastor Castleberry is, therefore, most welcome, as it helps to reorient our living and thinking around this biblical axis of honor and shame."

—Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin