The Five Solas: A Cry for Truth (Part 5 of 5)‏

Hello Friends!

Welcome back to part five of The Five Solas: A Cry for Truth.

This week we will investigate the 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 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 gospel.

Following Christ isn't just a lifestyle choice; it's an ongoing process of transformation. Christ-followers, 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?

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.

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, who claim that those who reject Jesus Christ in this life will be annihilated rather than endure the just judgment of God through eternal suffering in hell, or who claim that evangelicals and Roman Catholics are one in Jesus Christ even where the biblical doctrine of justification is not believed. – In Jesus' name, 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.

Keep looking up and sharing the Gospel while there is still time… Hallelujah and Maranatha – come quickly Lord Jesus!

We are not guaranteed tomorrow – tomorrow may be too late! If you haven't yet made that most important decision of your life, won't you make Jesus Christ your personal Lord and Savior today - before it's too late? Today is the day of Salvation!

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