Hello Friends!
Welcome back to part five of The Five Solas: A Cry for
Truth!
This week we will investigate the fifth and final Sola known as SOLI
DEO GLORIA…
The Five Solas: #5 – Sola Deo Gloria
Glory to God alone, also
known as Soli
Deo Gloria meaning all the glory is due to God alone
not only in the atonement of Jesus Christ, but even granting the faith which
unites us to Christ and brings us into the salvation provided by His atonement.
But we all, with open
face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same
image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord – 2
Corinthians 3:18
It is affirmed that because salvation is of God and has been
accomplished by God, it is for God's glory and that we must glorify Him always.
We must live our entire lives before the face of God, under the authority of
God and for His glory alone. It is denied that we can properly glorify God if
our worship is confused with entertainment or man-centered techniques, if we
neglect either Law or Gospel in our preaching, or if self-improvement,
self-esteem or self-fulfillment are allowed to become alternatives to the true
saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Following
Jesus Christ isn't just a “lifestyle choice” to be tried; it's an ongoing
process of transformation know as sanctification. Followers of Jesus Christ –
Christians – exposed to God's grace and glory each day, naturally begin to
reflect that glory into the lives of those around them. Is your life
experiencing this transformation? May it be so!
A Call To Repentance!
The faithfulness of the evangelical church in the past contrasts
sharply with its unfaithfulness in the present. Earlier in this century,
evangelical churches sustained a remarkable missionary endeavor, and built many
religious institutions to serve the cause of biblical truth and Christ's
kingdom. That was a time when Christian behavior and expectations were markedly
different from those in the culture. Today they often are not. The evangelical
world today is losing its Biblical fidelity, moral compass and missionary zeal.
Lord, we repent of our worldliness. We have been influenced by
the "gospels" of our secular culture, which are no gospels at all. We
have weakened the church by our own lack of serious repentance, our blindness
to the sins in ourselves which we see so clearly in others and our inexcusable
failure adequately to tell others about God's saving work in Jesus Christ.
We must earnestly call back erring professing evangelicals who
have deviated from God's Word. This includes those who declare that there is
hope of eternal life apart from explicit faith in Jesus Christ – Amen!
Thank you for reading! It is our hope that you now have a better understanding of
these theological principles that are rooted in the Word of God.
May the
Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you with His perfect love, mercy and grace!
Keep looking up and sharing the Gospel while
there is still time… Hallelujah and Maranatha – come quickly Lord Jesus!
Blessings!
Shane <><