Out of this degrading thought grew the idea that God lived and ruled for his own gratification and self-glory.

The infinite throne was unveiled as a throne of infinite self-aggrandizement.

Slowly it was perceived that the parent who makes all things move about himself as a center, ever monopolizing the best food, the best place, the best things, at last becomes a monster of selfishness and suffers an awful degradation, while he who sacrifices himself for others is the true hero.
At last, Christ entered the earthly scene with his golden rule and his new commandment of love.

He unveiled God, not as desiring to be ministered to, but as ministering; as being rich, yet for man's sake becoming poor; as asking little, but giving much; as caring for the sparrow and lily; as waiting upon each beetle, bird and beast, and caring for each detail of man's life.

Slowly the word God increased in richness.