To the Praise of His Glorious Grace By D. A. Carson What astonishing mercy and power; in accord with His pleasure and will With despicable self love and rage, we rebelled and fell under the curse. Providentially ruling all things to conform to the end He designed, Long before the creation began, He foreknew those He’d ransom in Christ; We were blessed in the heavenly realms long before being included in Christ.
He created each planet, each flower, every galaxy, microbe and hill;
He suspended this planet in space to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace, to the praise of His glorious grace.
Yet God did not rip out the page and destroy all who love the perverse.
No, He chose us to make a new race, to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace, to the praise of His glorious grace.
He mysteriously governs and brings His eternal wise plans into time.
He works out every step, every trace, to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace, to the praise of His glorious grace.
Long before time’s cold hourglass ran, He ordained the supreme Sacrifice.
In the Cross He removed our disgrace, to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace, to the praise of His glorious grace.
Since we heard the good news, overwhelmed, we reach forward to seize Paradise.
We shall see Him ourselves, face to face, to the praise of His glorious grace,
To the praise of His glorious grace, to the praise of His glorious grace.
We are approaching October 31, which is an important date for all protestants. This date commemorates Martin Luther’s nailing of his ninety-five theses to a church door on October 31, 1517 in Wittenburg, Germany, which in turn provoked a debate that resulted in what we now call the Protestant Reformation. As the “Father of the Reformation”, Martin Luther is a vital figure in Church History. His sacrifice and willingness to wage battle against the spiritual, religious, and political powers of his medieval world allowed Christians throughout time to embrace the following truths: salvation by grace alone , through faith alone, and in Christ alone, along with the supremacy of Scripture, referred to as Scripture alone, and all of it for God's Glory Alone. These being commonly called the Five Solas of the Reformation. Danika Cooley, author and creator of the Bible curriculum Bible Road Trip , has recently written a book for young people recounting Luther's story: When
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