Theocast
The Danger of "God's Glory" without the Gospel
April 9, 2025
Summary
If I asked you, "What is the glory of God?" how would you answer? The glory of God is a central focus in the evangelical church, and rightly so. It is a wonderful reality that must be understood biblically to avoid misrepresenting His character. God is glorified in creation, in executing justice, and above all, in saving His people. He has always loved us, bound His heart to us, and takes the greatest joy in our redemption. Jon and Justin will discuss how separating God's glory from Jesus and the gospel can be dangerous, as it risks misrepresenting His character.
Topics
- What the glory of God is—and is not—biblically
- Glory in creation, justice, and saving His people
- The danger of separating God’s glory from Jesus and the gospel
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- More Than Forgiven — Justin Perdue
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Transcript
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If I were to ask you, what is the glory of God?
How would you answer that question?
There is a lot of talk about the glory of God, a lot of concern for the glory of God, particularly in the serious-minded evangelical church, that's a good thing.
God's glory is a wonderful thing.
And we need to talk about it in a way that's biblical and accurate, that does not misrepresent God's character.
God will be glorified, and His glory will redound for all of eternity.
He is glorified in the creation.
He will be glorified in executing justice.
And above all things, God is glorified in saving his people.
And he has always loved us.
He has bound his heart to us.
And no one is more joyful about our redemption and the glory that that is than God Himself.
John and I are going to be talking about these things today and how, if you talk about God's glory divorced from Jesus in the gospel, that can be a pretty dangerous thing, and we can actually misrepresent God's character
greatly.
Stay tuned.
Hey guys, this is Justin.
Maybe you know that you are forgiven because of Jesus Christ, but you're wondering: what does Jesus have to do with my Christian life?
How is he involved in my sanctification, even?
Or is he concerned at all with the ways that I struggle and the way that my life goes up and down?
Is there any comfort for me in Jesus when it comes to all of that?
