The Reformation reclaimed the Scriptural teaching of the sovereignty of God over every aspect of the believer's life. All of life is to be lived to the glory of God. As the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, "What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever." This great and all consuming purpose was emphasized by those in the 16th and 17th Centuries who sought to reform the church according to the Word of God. In contrast to the monastic division of life into sacred versus secular perpetuated by Roman Church, the reformers saw all of life to be lived under the Lordship of Christ. Every activity of the Christian is to be sanctified unto the glory of God.

 

As the Scripture says,
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God; Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever.

 

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

 

1 Corinthians 10:31;
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

 

1 Peter 4:11;
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Revelation 1:6;
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

2 Peter 3:1;
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

 

Ephesians 3:21;
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

 

Revelation 7:12;
Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.