Soli Deo Gloria

Soli Deo Gloria

Many soundly saved Christians will say the God alone gets all the glory, which He rightly deserves, but some will say God gets all the glory in everything, but in evangelism, He only gets most of the glory. This is a tragedy of some modern evangelism which chooses not to use the law in hopes that their presentation of the Gospel will appeal to the person they are witnessing to. Before I explain why God gets the totally glory when the law is used, let me show the precedent in scripture first. Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.” It is the law which converts the soul, it is not by trying to entice their intellect and mind with the fruits of salvation. Romans 3:19-20, “Now we know that whatever the laws says it speaks to those who are under the law, so the every mouth may be stopped, and the who world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin” and Romans 7:7” If it had not been for the law, I would not have known what sin was.” Paul is clearly stating that the law was an integral part of the salvation God gave to him. It did not save him, but rather lead him to the place where he could accept God’s grace. Galatians 3:24, “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster that brings us to Christ.” The law was just a mean show us our need for Christ. The law does not save us, it only leaves us condemned before Christ. So why does God receive all the glory when the law is used in evangelism? It is contrary to human wisdom to use the law. Human wisdom demands we win people to Christ by being a good salesman and giving the right sales pitch. The law would be the last thing one would want to say, because it would make the prospective buyer feel uncomfortable. And when the person buys or accepts Christ, the person who evangelized can give God the glory for giving them words to speak, but they can take credit for making the good sales pitch. But when the law is used, one most rely solely on the Holy Spirit to convict the heart using the law. Then if the Spirit brings conviction, the sinner will see their absolute need for Christ and beg that the Gospel be given to them, rather than as before, where the evangelist was just trying to convince the person that they needed Christ. Therefore when the law is used, God receives the glory in every step a sinner takes on the road that God had planned out for their salvation.    

Come out this Tuesday to the JCSU room 324 at 9pm to hear about the use of your time and Jonathan Edward's resolutions which he made in his young adults life.