Because Christ is our path, our way of life, we can grasp the nature of this path before us. It is not a path of proving ourselves, because Christ has proven himself. It is not a path of building ourselves up so we can boast, because Christ has undermined boasting by offering it all by grace. The path before us is the path of love, and the path of love is the way of glory and beauty. Understanding the Christian life entails understanding our calling as those who glorify God and are made beautiful by God.
