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What is Glory? (Latin Gloria, through gnoria/gnosis, knowledge, recognition) | What is Glory? (Latin Gloria, through gnoria/gnosis, knowledge, recognition) | ||
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Romans 11:33-36
33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! 34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Or who has given a gift to him, to receive a gift in return?” 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.
Soli Dei Gloria
Johan Sebastian Bach and Handel - SDG
What was this doctrine to Paul in the Scripture?
What was this doctrine to the Reformers? -Glory to God alone, not the saints or Mary -Westminster Catechism chief end of man (glorify + enjoy) -Bethlehem Church: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in God.
What is it to us today? -Not saints, but other things we give glory to that ultimately disappoint us: Celebrity worship (athletes, actors and politicians); Family worship; Worship of possessions;
-Psalm 19:1-4 ??
Jonah's question: What is God? -apophatic tradition (what is God NOT?) -Anselm -Reza Aslan -New God argument (Lincoln)
What is Glory? (Latin Gloria, through gnoria/gnosis, knowledge, recognition)
