THE MEANING OF THE GLORY OF GOD • The essential quality of God’s being – Ps. 29:3; Acts 7:2 • The display of God’s being – Ezk. 43:2; Jn. 1:14 • Synonymous with God’s name – Ps. 8:1; Ex. 34:5
GOD’S GLORY: THE ULTIMATE END OF ALL THINGS • Creation for God’s glory – Pr. 16:4; Rom. 11:36 o The world was created to teach those who live in it that there is a God – Ps. 19:1-3; Is. 43:7 o The world was created to reveal the character of God – Rom. 1:19-20; Heb. 2:7 o The world was created for the good pleasure of God – Is. 61:3; Rev. 4:11 • Re-creation of man for God’s glory – Ps. 34:2; Rom. 11:36 o Scripture (Sola Scriptura) is from God – 1 Tim. 3:16 o Salvation (Sola Gratia) is the gift of God – Eph. 2:8 o Sin’s forgiveness (Solus Christus) is the work of God – Rom. 3:22-25 o Faith to believe in Christ (Sola Fide) is the gift of God – Phil. 1:29 o God alone gets glory in man’s salvation – Rom. 3:27; 1 Cor. 1:31
APPLICATION: HOW TO GIVE GOD GLORY
1. Confess one’s sin and believe the gospel – Josh. 7:19; Rom. 4:20
2. Contentment toward God in all life’s trials – Jn. 21:18-19; Phil. 1:15
3. Christ-like character in all of our living – 1 Cor. 10:31; Jn. 15:8; Mt. 5:16
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