These Truth’s Alone Wednesday Night Bible Study Liberty Baptist Church of Clermont Lesson 5- Soli Deo Gloria: Glory to God Alone

INTRODUCTION

The five solas are five Latin phrases popularized during the Protestant that emphasized the distinctions between the early Reformers and the Roman . The word sola is the Latin word for “alone” and was used in relation to five key teachings that defined the biblical pleas of Protestants. They are:

1. : “Scripture alone” 2. Solo Christo: “Christ alone” 3. ; “grace alone’ 4. : “faith alone” 5. Soli Deo gloria: “to the glory of God alone”

KEY SCRIPTURE Psalm 19:1-2; 24:1-2; Romans 11 :33-12:2

INTRO TO TODAY • The Big Idea is that when it’s all said and done, all glory is due to God alone. He ______all things, ______all things, and is the ______of all things.

HIS GLORY IN PSALM 19 and PSALM 24 Read Psalm 19:1-2

• What does David mean when he says “The heavens declare the glory of God”, and “the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”? 19:1 ______• What is the importance of the repetition in “day to day” and “night to night” in 19:2? ______Read Psalm 24:1-2 • Why is it fitting that all creation should exist to bring glory to God? ______EXPLORE MORE Read Psalm 19:1-14 • How else does reveal himself and what is significant about this?

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• What is the practical significance of everything being created for the glory of God? How does this impact your life? ______

HIS GLORY IN ROMANS 11 and 12 Read Romans 11:33-12:2

• How does Paul’s pointing out the depths of God’s wisdom and knowledge, the unsearchableness of His judgments, and the inscrutability of His ways lead him to praise instead of anxiety? (vs. 33) ______• Why is it significant in relation to our salvation that no one has served as the Lord’s counselor in vs. 34? ______• Why is it significant in relation to our salvation that no one “has given a gift to Him that he might be repaid” in verse 35? ______• How does verse 36 connect with the theology we observed in Psalms 19 and 24? ______• How does Romans 12:1-2 connect the idea of this great salvation that is spoken of all through the book of Romans? ______APPLICATION

• All things are for the glory of God. In what ways should this affect our lives in the following areas?: • Marriage, Parenting, Recreation, Finances, Worship, Work ______• How do all the other Solas (Scripture alone, Christ alone, Grace alone and Faith alone) lead to this final Sola (Glory to God alone)? ______

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