Utukufu

Utukufu (kwa Kiebrania הוד, hod, na כבד, kabod, "uzito"; kwa Kigiriki δόξα, doxa, "tathmini"; kwa Kiingereza glory kutoka Kilatini gloria, "umaarufu") ni hasa sifa ya Mungu anapojitokeza kwa viumbe.

Katika Biblia na Ukristo utukufu ni muhimu sana, kwa sababu unatazamwa kuwa ndio lengo la uumbajiThe Catholic Encyclopedia - Glory ili kwa njia hiyo watu waokoke.ST, II-II, Q. 132, art. 1. 

Katika Kut 33:20, Musa aliambiwa mtu yeyote hawezi kuona utukufu huo na kuendelea kuishi. 

Yesu aliwafundisha wafuasi wake kutenda mema, ili watu wakiona wamtukuze Baba wa mbinguni (Math 5:16).

Kadiri ya Injili Ndugu, Yesu alionekana na wanafunzi watatu akiwa katika utukufu pamoja na Musa na Elia (Lk 9:29-32).

Utukufu utashirikishwa kwa binadamu waadilifu watakapofufuliwa siku ya mwisho 

Kinyume cha kulenga utukufu huo kutoka kwa Mungu, mara nyingi watu wanajitafutia sifa kutoka kwa wenzao (Yoh 12:43). Ndiyo dhambi ya majivuno inayozuia imani.ST, II-II, Q. 132, art. 4.

Tanbihi

Viungo vya nje
Waorthodoksi
The Glorification of Saints in the Orthodox Church by Fr. Joseph Frawley
The Glorification of Saints by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
What Does Glorification Mean?  by Fr. Alexey Young
Eastern Orthodoxy and Theosis

Waprotestanti
 http://www.abideinchrist.com/keys/sanctification-perfect.html
 http://www.1way2god.net/glorification.html 
 https://sw.godfootsteps.org/god-has-appeared-in-the-east-of-the-world-with-glory-txt.html

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