The great purpose of man, especially the believer in Christ, is to glorify God.
“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Essential to our ability to glorify God is the knowledge of God and knowing Him personally in view of that knowledge.
The word “glory” in the Greek New Testament is doxa, which means an opinion, an estimation, or a reputation in which one is held. It refers to that which should accrue to God as praise, thanksgiving, obedience, reverence, and service because of who God is and what God does (past, present, and future). In other words, giving glory to God is tied in with the knowledge of God (revelation of God), and knowing God personally (response to God).
The Lord Jesus said in John 17:3, “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.”
The many names in Scripture constitute an additional revelation of God’s character, His works, and His relationship to us based on His character and works. The names God chose for Himself and ascribed to Him in the Word of God are additional revelations of the who and what of God that we may know and relate to God.
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