God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14a
“I have heard Christians glory in fine church buildings; I have heard them glory in their denominations, their numbers, their wealth, their riches…I have heard Christians glory in the amount of money they gave or spent on ecclesiastical adornments; I have even heard them glory in church organs.
Think what [the Apostle] Paul might have gloried in. He might have gloried in his descent from Abraham, one of the kingliest men in history; he might have gloried in the long line of lawgivers, prophets, priests and kings, whose goodness and genius shed luster on the Jewish nation and brought blessing to the world. He might have gloried in his flawless morality; in his piety; in his zeal; in his superbly trained powers; in his matchless success. But what Paul did glory in was the cross.”
C.I. Scofield (1843-1921) from In Many Pulpits with C.I. Scofield (New York: Oxford University Press) 255.