Reason #9: For the Forgiveness of Our Sins

[Laura]

In this chapter, Piper states, "All sin is serious because it is against God." " He is the one whose glory is injured when we ignore or disobey or blaspheme Him". " The injury done to God's glory by our sin must be repaired so that in justice His glory shines more brightly".

Question: Do you agree that we injure God's glory?
I've understood God's glory to be inherent. His glory (spectacular otherness,radient weightiness) encompasses His inherent being. We defame His reputation. We fail to reflect His glory accuately. But I don't know that I agree with the premise that we injure God's glory, and it's in need of repair.

A.W. Pink in his book The Attributes of God (from a chapter entitled 'The Solitariness of God') states it this way, "During a past eternity, God was alone: self-contained, self-sufficient, self-satisfied; in need of nothing. Had a universe, had angels, had human beings been necessary to Him in any way, they also had been called into existence from all eternity. The creating of them when He did added nothing to God essentially. He changes not (Mal. 3:6), therefore his essential glory can be neither augmented nor diminished."

I think I agree with Pink over Piper. Thoughts? Am I missing something?