Another thought about 'The glory of Christ'

One more positive comment on ‘The Glory of Christ’. It is a real blessing God gives us books like this one so that we can still learn from gifted people like Owen even centuries after their death!
I have not finished it yet, but the book has already been very instructive. I think the thing mostly touched me is that although we can’t see Christ in reality now, we are able by grace to see Him through faith. God does not need us to glorify Him, because he is self-sufficient. But nevertheless we do not have to be content with just a vague image of Christ as our Saviour. We are allowed to learn more about Him even in this life. What a glorious fact!
I like the book because it doesn’t stop after saying that we must see the glory of Christ in this life if we are real Christians (which is true in itself) but also shows us so many different aspects of the Christ’s glory. There is so much in Christ! Last night I read the chapter about the glory of Christ by giving Himself to believers. He unites himself with his people through the Holy Spirit. But through Christ we can also see the Father, as Owen explains in the beginning of his book. So in Christ we can glorify the whole Trinity! Reading this book makes me really humble because there is so much more in Christ than I understand, but also desiring to get more knowledge of Christ.
Recently I read something J.C. Ryle wrote. He says that many Christians complain about lacking sensible comfort in their religion because they do not see clearly the great object on which their faith rests. He stresses the importance of the knowledge of the fullness in Christ, his resurrection, priesthood, intercession, unfailing compassion and so on. “Our slight and imperfect knowledge of Christ is the true reason of our discomfort. Let the time past suffice us to have been lazy students in Christ’s school: let the time to come find us more diligent in trying to ‘know him, and the power of his resurrection’ (Phil. 3:10).” Reading Owen’s book is a really good starting point to become a zealous student!