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
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
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
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....