Renowned scholar David VanDrunen tracks the historical and biblical
roots of the idea that all glory belongs exclusively to God. God's
Glory Alone is a beautiful reflection on how commitment to God's glory
alone fortifies us to live godly lives in this present age.
Reinvigorating one of the five great declarations of the
Reformation--soli Deo gloria--VanDrunen:
- Examines the development of this theme in the Reformation, in
subsequent Reformed theology and confessions, and in contemporary
theologians who continue to be inspired by the conviction that all
glory belongs to God.
- Turns to the biblical story of God's glory, beginning with the pillar
of cloud and fire revealed to Israel, continuing through the
incarnation, death, and exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
culminating in Christ's Second Coming and the glorification of his
people.
- Addresses several of today's great cultural challenges and temptations
that attempt to draw us away from a God-centered instead of
self-centered way of life.
This book leads you into a renewed sense of awe and adoration for our
Creator and Redeemer as it mines deeply into the biblical and
theological truths about God's glory that stand at the center of the
Christian faith.
--THE FIVE SOLAS--
Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the
sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often
referred to as the "solas." These five statements summarize much of what
the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other
expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final
authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as
sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone
through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God's glory.
The Five Solas Series is more than a simple rehashing of these
statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind
them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and
callings as Christians and churches.
