Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ

Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ, which is based on the New Testament book of John, discusses the Glory of Christ in His many functions: as the representative of God to the church, in the mystery of his Person, in his office as Mediator, in his exaltation on high, in his relation to the church during every age of its history, and in the final consummation of his work, when all things are to be gathered into a blessed unity, as the result of his mediation. The treatise is concluded by a statement of the difference between our views of the Glory of Christ as beheld by faith in this world, and as it shall be beheld by sight in heaven. Proclaiming the glory of the Lord as it is revealed in Scripture, Owen states Christ's glory is, in a sense, incomprehensible to humans because of their humanity. Despite our inability to ever fully grasp Christ's glory, the Bible does provide us with ample information to help us appreciate the glory of Christ and to guide us in our worship. Owen expounds upon the different types of glory that Christ exhibits: the glory of His love, the glory of His mystery, His glory as mediator, His glory in the church, and the glory of His eternal being. It is through Christ that our lowly nature is sanctified and our relationship with God is ultimately secured. Owen teaches Christians that nothing they do has any meaning outside of that which Christ anoints with His glory.