Sola Gratia (Grace Alone)

Sola Gratia (Grace Alone)

The Reformers also taught and proclaimed that salvation was by grace alone. Why is this sola so important? There are several reasons, but the main one is that it distinguishes the Gospel from every other religion on the face of the earth. For the Gospel is the great...
Sola Christus (Christ Alone)

Sola Christus (Christ Alone)

Sola Christus was another one of the Solas of the Reformation. This reminds the faithful that Christ’s works alone accomplished human redemption. Only by his cross work, his resurrection and ascension were it possible for human sin to be forgiven. Luther, in comparing...
Sola Fide

Sola Fide

“For by grace are you saved, through faith.” Ephesians 2:8 While Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) was arguably the most important of the Solas of the Reformation, Sola Fide (Latin for ‘by faith alone’) is a close second. While the Catholic Church taught human beings...
Sola Scriptura

Sola Scriptura

“All Scripture is God-breathed” (II Timothy 3:16). The end of this month marks the five hundredth year since the Reformation began when a German monk nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg Church. That started a revelation that changed medieval Europe, not to...
Bad Thinking Can Cost You Your Life

Bad Thinking Can Cost You Your Life

Did you ever stop to analyze the continual conversation going on in your head? We should because, as it has been said before, no one speaks to you more than yourself. That is, each of us has a running conversation going on inside of us, and we rarely stop long enough...