{"id":8777,"date":"2017-12-19T07:13:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T05:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=8777"},"modified":"2018-01-10T21:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T19:24:38","slug":"what-is-soli-deo-gloria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/what-is-soli-deo-gloria\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Soli Deo Gloria?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fsoli_deo_gloria.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fwhat-is-soli-deo-gloria%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/soli_deo_gloria.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=8777-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/soli_deo_gloria.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"soli_deo_gloria.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 36:13 &#8212; 33.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('8777-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_8777-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_8777-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fsoli_deo_gloria.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fwhat-is-soli-deo-gloria%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-4&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/sukofamily.org\/soldierschristmas\/\">Learn how you can help with our Christmas soldier outreach<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sermon Notes:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soli Deo Gloria<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Introduction:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probably when you hear the phrase Soli Deo Gloria you think of the Christmas song \u201cAngels We Have Heard on High.\u201d The chorus goes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gloria, in excelsis Deo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gloria, in excelsis Deo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m sure many have wondered what those Latin words mean. While not exactly the same words as \u201cSoli Deo Gloria\u201d This song does capture the same idea. Unfortunately, for many these words and this song is nothing more than a pleasant tradition. It is a nice song to sing with Christmas lights and a manger scene in the background. It brings us warm and comforting feelings of Christmas, family, and Christmas story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet when we look deeply at these words we find meaning and significance for our life and for eternity that is vital to the gospel message, foundational for our church, and integral to the Christian life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Reformers the idea of Soli Deo Gloria was core to their message of a gospel that was by faith alone, grace alone, and Christ alone! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact when the Reformers reintroduced the idea of Soli Deo Gloria it was anything but a nice traditional Christmas song, in ran against the prevailing tradition of their time. This kind of teaching was condemned by the Catholic Church and some of the Reformers lost their lives for making such bold statements as \u201cSoli Deo Gloria\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Soli Deo Gloria?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put the Latin phrase means <em>\u201cTo God alone be glory.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the culmination of the the 5 Solas. It is the logical conclusion of the other 4 Solas. If God saves by faith alone, grace along, and Christ alone then logically He is the only one who can receive glory for our salvation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand if we take Catholic theology which denies salvation by faith alone, grace alone, and in Christ alone, then how can we say that it is all for God\u2019s glory alone? We can\u2019t! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If salvation is a cooperative effort of myself, my priest, the sacraments and God, then the glory for my salvation must also go to each of those things which had a part in my salvation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Catholic theology condones what they call the veneration of the Saints. This includes the making of statues, the preservation of bodies or parts of the body of saints. Faithful Catholics venerate these saints by bowing and kissing there statues, praying to them, asking them for protection and help, putting their statues in prominent places where they can be venerated, making pilgrimages to see the relics of the saints or to visit places where the saints have been. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to justify themselves they call this \u201cveneration\u201d and not \u201cworship\u201d However, without the clarification it is plain to even a child that if you drop to your knees before a statue, pray to that statue, light a candle in honor of that statue, and put your hope in that saint performing some good work in your life, such as keeping you safe, or giving you health, or providing for your material needs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is worship in every sense of the word!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor John Piper defines God&#8217;s glory this way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn speaking of God\u2019s glory, the Bible assumes that this infinite value has entered creation. It has, as it were, shined. God\u2019s glory is the radiance of His holiness, the out-streaming of His infinite value. And when it streams out, it is seen as beautiful and great. It has both infinite quality and magnitude. So, we may define God\u2019s glory as the beauty and greatness of His manifold perfections.\u201d <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-John Piper<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><b>The angels gave God glory<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><em>Luk 2:8-15<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8 \u00a0And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 9 \u00a0And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">and the glory of the Lord shone around them<\/span>, and they were filled with great fear.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 10 \u00a0And the angel said to them, \u201cFear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 11 \u00a0For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 12 \u00a0And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 13 \u00a0And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 14 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!\u201d<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> 15 \u00a0When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, \u201cLet us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the passage where our song \u201cAngels We Have Heard on High\u201d comes from. It is instructive to us on God\u2019s glory and why it is important.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>God\u2019s glory shines<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;and the glory of the Lord shone around them<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often when we find God\u2019s glory we find fire and bright light<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Greek word \u201cDoxa\u201d seems to convey the idea of light or shining. While the Hebrew word for glory, \u201cKadosh\u201d literaly convey\u2019s a heaviness or a richness. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless both in the OT and NT we see that the glory of God is associated with something bright and shining. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>God\u2019s glory in the cloud and fire<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God\u2019s presence was first shown to Moses in a burning bush. Later God\u2019s glory would be seen in the cloud by day and a fire by night. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exo 16:10 It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of God\u2019s glory was central to his plan for the children of Israel. He led them with his glory, he saved them for his glory, he taught them to live for his glory. Yet, the Israelites themselves were always somewhat in fear of that glory. It was only Moses who asked to see God\u2019s glory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Exo 33:18-23<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>18 \u00a0Moses said, \u201cPlease show me your glory.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 19 \u00a0And he said, \u201cI will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name \u2018The LORD.\u2019 And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 20 \u00a0But,\u201d he said, \u201cyou cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 21 \u00a0And the LORD said, \u201cBehold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 22 \u00a0and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 23 \u00a0Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moses could not be shown God\u2019s full glory because it would have been far to overwhelming for him. It is like looking at the sun. Recently we had the solar eclipse. Everyone wanted to look at the sun but we were warned that we shoudn\u2019t, we must find some way to shade eyes otherwise they will suffer permanent damage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sun which warms us, gives us energy, light to see, and by which we gauge our day. The sun that gives life to everything on earth and yet to look directly at it would surely mean that you will ruin your eyesight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it is with God. His goodness, his mercy, his kindness, his power, his wisdom, his creative powers, these are the things by which we live, without them we\u00a0cease to exist. Yet his glory is too much for us to take in directly, thus Moses was shielding from full exposure to God\u2019s glory. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amazing thing is that God\u2019s glory changed Moses, he was a different person when he came down off that mountain after seeing just a part of God\u2019s glory. His face shone and it shone in such a way that the people didn\u2019t want to look at him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later Moses face shone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Exo 34:29-35<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>29 \u00a0When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 30 \u00a0Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 31 \u00a0But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 32 \u00a0Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 33 \u00a0And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 34 \u00a0Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 35 \u00a0the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses&#8217; face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God\u2019s glory is manifestation of his perfections. As the rays of the sun tell us something about the great power of the sun so God\u2019s visible glory tells us something about who God is. It is a visual spilling over of his essence and his nature. It is a way in which he can communicate to us through our senses even though he is Spirit. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>God&#8217;s glory and man&#8217;s fear<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>&#8230;and they were filled with great fear.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The glory of God is often accompanied by fear. We can see this in Isaiah\u2019s encounter with God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God\u2019s glory appears more often in the book of Isaiah than in any other of the prophets<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Isa 6:1-5<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6:1 \u00a0In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 2 \u00a0Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 3 \u00a0And one called to another and said: \u201cHoly, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 4 \u00a0And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 5 \u00a0And I said: \u201cWoe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaiah gives us great insight into God\u2019s glory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>God\u2019s glory is for Him alone<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isa 42:8<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 \u00a0I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>We are created to give God glory<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isa 43:7<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 \u00a0everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem in Judah at Isaiah and Ezekiel&#8217;s time was that they were not giving glory to God, thus\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God\u2019s glory is seen leaving the temple in Ezekiel 10<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Failure to give God glory is the root problem of men.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we talk about giving God glory it is not simply a question of singing a few worship or Christmas songs every so often that have some words in there about giving God glory. Whether you give God glory or not is not a question of how you feel at the moment, rather it is a serious question that will determine your eternal destiny. Those who fail to give God glory will fall under his wrath. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Rom 1:18-24<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>18 \u00a0For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 19 \u00a0For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 20 \u00a0For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 21 \u00a0For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 22 \u00a0Claiming to be wise, they became fools,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 23 \u00a0and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 24 \u00a0Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without faith in Christ not only is man unable to give God glory but he doesn\u2019t want to give God glory. Don\u2019t confuse glorifying God with some outward appearance of worship. You and I are good and going through the motions to make it appear to other people that we are glorifying God when in reality are hearts are far from it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this passage in Romans Paul shows is that all men fall into 2 categories, those who glorify God and those who glorify something or someone other than God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What other things do men give glory to?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ourselves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To nature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To other people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To their experiences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To their possessions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The truth is we have all fallen short of God\u2019s glory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rom 3:23<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 \u00a0for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever thought of what it means to fall short of God\u2019s glory. Most people fall short of God\u2019s glory and don\u2019t even realize they are doing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We fall short of God\u2019s glory when we don\u2019t accurately reflect his perfections in our lives.<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone looks at you and they see something other than a life that is lived entirely for God, in God\u2019s way, meeting God\u2019s standard then you are not living for God\u2019s glory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To fall short of God\u2019s glory goes even deeper than that. It\u2019s not just about appearances, it is about our heart, our desires, and our thoughts. To fall short of God\u2019s glory means that we don\u2019t meet God\u2019s perfect standard, we don\u2019t reflect the truth of who God is even in the depths of our heart that no one else can see.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mankind is like a house of mirrors. We may reflect some of God\u2019s glory, we may poorly reflect aspects of God\u2019s glory but none of us can accurately reflect the broad spectrum of God\u2019s glory. We all in some way distort it, we are bent and broken, we are hazed over and dirty, we are unable to completely reflect God\u2019s glory!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only solution to our glory problem is a glory replacement. You see, just as you can not straighten a bent mirror, you can not put back together a cracked mirror, so we can not repair our glory deficiency. Thus, we must turn to Christ, we must run to him and stand behind him because he and he alone is the perfect reflection of God\u2019s glory! <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we put our faith in Christ, he comes and he stands between us and God to the Father and when God the Father looks our directions he sees the glories of Christ! <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christ gives us the glory we need<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><b>Why should we live for God\u2019s glory?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. He is holy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. He is worthy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. He is righteous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. He made you to glorify Him<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. He will never disappoint you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. He will punish those who don&#8217;t <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. He will give you joy when you do<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. His glory is the most glorious glory<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>We must recognize that without glory to God there is no salvation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The proper order is glory to God and then peace to men. 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