Does God trust Christians?

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Does God feel proud of us?

On the positive side, Genesis 5:

24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

Job 1:

8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?”

The Father was proud of his Son in Matthew 3:

17 Behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Jesus was impressed by a centurion's faith in Luke 7:

9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”

Jesus spoke to a Canaanite woman in Matt 15:

28 Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.

Jesus stood up when they were about to stone Steven in Acts 7:

54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

1 Timothy 1:

11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

God entrusted Paul with the gospel message.

12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful,

God considered Paul a faithful servant.

appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

There were some cases in the Bible where God seemed to be proud of people because of his mercy but the term "proud" was not used.

On the negative side, Genesis 6:

6 And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.

That's a general statement about how God felt about men.

Psalm 78:

40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!

John 2:

24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.

Romans 3:

10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”

Is God proud of humans?

No.

Is God proud of Christians?

No, not universally.

Does God trust some Christians?

Yes, because of his merciful and gracious enablement, even though we were previously sinners without Christ.

Is God proud of some faithful Christians?

It seemed so. However, "proud" was not used to describe these impressive individuals. I would rather stick to the wording of the Bible.

Bottom line, Luke 17:

9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”

Let God be proud of us if he wishes. For my part, I am just happy that I have done my duty.

See also

• Proud and prideful