Glory to God Alone

Glory to God Alone

Soli Deo Gloria is a Latin term for Glory to God alone. This declaration was humbly used by composers like Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Christoph Graupner to signify that a work was written for God’s praise and glory alone. Yet the Fathers of the...
Christ Alone

Christ Alone

Solus Christus or In Christo solo, are both Latin terms that mean “in Christ alone.” The belief that Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and humanity, and that salvation comes through Him and Him alone. Paul writes; “For there is one God and one Mediator...
Grace Alone

Grace Alone

The third of the five solas we have been looking at is Sola Gratia, this means by grace alone. A foundational belief that our salvation comes as the divine gift of grace or “unmerited favor.” This goes hand in hand with the belief that salvation is by faith alone....
Faith Alone

Faith Alone

We have spent some time discussing “by scripture alone” (Sola Scriptura) and how we see the Bible as our ultimate authority of faith and practice. Let’s take time this week to look at the second sola. Sola Fide is the belief that salvation is received by faith in...
Scripture Alone

Scripture Alone

Last week, we introduced the subject of the five solas from the protestant reformation. Sola (if you remember) is the Latin word for alone. We will now take the time to look closely at each one over the next few weeks. The first is Sola Scriptura, by Scripture alone....
The Five Solas

The Five Solas

Over the next few weeks, we will look at what are known as the “Five Solas.” These five Latin phrases emerged during the Protestant Reformation as fundamental principles of the reformers’ beliefs, as they sought to know God and make Him known in their cultural context...