5. Brief Summary

.... The eternal purpose of God is in glorifying Himself— something that has a particular emphasis on the Day of Judgment.

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.... God will glorify Himself through His Son.

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.... Christ will glorify Himself in us as we are conformed to His image. Because He is our pattern, the firstborn, to Him will be the glory as we are conformed to His image. This is because the work proceeds from Him and reflects Him.

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.... God, pursuant to this purpose, begins by confining us all under sin. This is done that He might have mercy on us at all a later time and through a different way, saving us only through His Son, and thus glorifying Himself in us through Him alone (Romans 11:36). We will discuss this in greater detail in the following section.