When looking at the five solas of the Reformation, what ultimately became known as Calvinism has missed the mark when it comes to understanding Grace alone. They believe that God’s grace is irresistible, and that God must draw persons individually according to His election. Bad doctrine like this always begins when unscriptural words are used to describe scriptural things, such as: Total…
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
The Five Solas of the Reformation
Most Christian tracts that involve the Romans Road to Salvation end up in Romans 10, but Romans 10 has nothing to do with eternal justification before God in the dispensation of grace. The REAL Romans Road to Salvation ends in Romans 5:1.
Many Pastors will tell you that being justified means it’s just like you never sinned. This isn’t really true. If it were just as if you’d never sinned, you would still be of Adam. Being justified is being given the righteousness of Christ in the eyes of God. It is being imputed to you something that doesn’t belong to you – the…
Many Christians will tell you that they believe that personal eternal salvation is obtained by faith alone, but then they will subtly add something. They will tell you to repent of your sins (by which they mean turn from your sins). They will say that if your life is not transformed outwardly, then you probably aren’t saved. Repentance means to change your…
Fides: Faith, trust, loyalty, or confidence. Et cetera (etc.): “And the rest,” “and so on,” or “and other things of the same kind”. The Reformers that were teaching the tenets of the Reformation were teaching ‘sola fides’ – faith alone. Today that teaching has devolved into Fides et Cetera – faith and some other stuff. But the reformers had it correct, and…
The gospel of the Reformation came to the realization that it was attained by faith alone – sola fide. But today, when searching through the myriad of preachers who proclaim the gospel,’ how many of them still hold to that truth? Some say that you have to proclaim it out loud. Some say you have to do it publicly. Some say that…
When the reformers of the Reformation rebelled against the Roman Catholic church, they were rebelling against a very complicated system. To gain personal, eternal salvation in the Roman church, one must confess with their mouth, be baptized, forgive others, keep the law, eat and drink Christ, and constantly confess their sins to a priest. That is something no one is capable of…
Scripture Alone – The first of the five solas of the reformation is vitally important. Yet many protestants deny this in words or in deeds. Is scripture the only and final authority, or is the Holy Spirit whispering in your ear? Does your authority rest on the Word of God, or some ethereal and unexplainable ‘still small voice’? How often protestants try…
Although they were developed after the Reformation, there are five “Solas” that guided those first reformers. They are: Sola Scriptura – Scripture only Sola Fide – Faith Alone Sola Gratia – Grace Alone Sola Christus – Christ Alone Sola Deo Gloria – Glory to God Alone These are the five main disagreements they had with the Roman Catholic Church. This study begins…