TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Ps 106:8
Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, that He might make His mighty power to be known.

Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee My power; and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.

It is evident that the majority of religionists will go to any extreme to rob God of His power and glory, especially in the salvation of sinners and the damnation of the wicked. This they do by placing man’s eternal destiny in the hands of man. Free-will, works religion, makes the power of God and the Person and work of Christ nothing more than an instrument in the hands of the fallen creature to use as he will. Every false gospel and false preacher perverts the Word of God to present God and His Christ to be less than the scriptures declare Them to be, and man to be more than he is.

The context of the two passages above never wavers throughout the Bible. It is God in Christ that saves sinners with an everlasting salvation according to His Own will and purpose for His Own glory without the aid or assistance of the sinner. From election to glorification the mighty power and glory of God is revealed. This is not just a point of doctrine, this is the heart and soul of the gospel and our only hope. Why does God save sinners? - He saved them for His name’s sake - To the praise of the glory of His eternal power and sovereign love, mercy and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began - ‘Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His Own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began’ 2Timothy 1:9.

Why

does God punish the wicked? The power and glory of God is revealed in the judgment and condemnation of the unbelieving as well as in the salvation of His elect. God’s holy character and divine nature necessitates His hatred for and condemnation of sin. ‘God is angry with the wicked every day.’ - Psalms 7:11. ; ‘The foolish shall not stand in Thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.’ Psalms 5:5. His Name, Glory, Person and Being is Holy and Righteous, therefore for His great Name’s sake and honor He must by no means clear the guilty that His Name might be declared throughout all the earth.

The revelation of God’s power in love, mercy and grace in Christ and the revelation of His hatred for and wrath upon sin is equally vital to His honor and glory.

Tommy