Track: Glorification: A Student’s Guide to Glorification

The weather can be glorious, so can a sporting victory… What’s so glorious about God’s glory?

The word glory is used throughout the Bible – in over 370 verses in fact. It is often used to describe the majesty and greatness of God. This glory is reflected in His world, His word and His worshippers.

 

Without compromising on the grandeur of this glorious concept, Thomas condenses and captures it succinctly in this short book aimed at helping young adults understand and appreciate what the Bible means when it talks about glory.

 

Beginning with the Creation, he explains how the reflection of God’s glory was distorted when sin entered the world. Thomas then goes on to explain how this glory of God was perfectly represented in the person of Jesus; how it is partially restored in Christians; and how it will be perfectly restored in the new heavens and the new earth.

 

Understanding glory is crucial to understanding where we’ve come from, what God has done and where we’re headed. The Christian life is all about glory!

 

Contents:

• Glory Begun
• Glory Lost
• Glory Restored
• The Golden Chain
• Now and Not Yet
• The Glory in Us
• The Glory and Glorification of Jesus
• Future Glory
• Final Glory
• Conclusion: What a Thing of Beauty We Are

• Appendix A: What Now?
• Appendix B: Other Books on this Topic

 

Track is a series of books designed to disciple the next generation in the areas of culture, doctrine, and the Christian life. While the topics addressed aren’t always simple, they are communicated in a manner that is.

 

With the intention of the content being absorbed, examined and applied, each chapter includes a summary of the main point, and reflection questions that can be used individually, in 1–2–1 mentoring or in a group setting.

 

Derek W. H. Thomas, originally from Wales, was the Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is a Teaching Fellow with Ligonier Ministries. He previously served as the Chairman of the Theology Department at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi.Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries; Retired Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church (ARP), Columbia, South Carolina