• What Are The Five Solas Of The Reformation?

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 11, 2024 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Romans 5:1-8

  Tags:  Faith, Grace, Scripture, Sin, Salvation, Theology, Glory Of God, Reformation  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What are the 5 Solas of the Reformation?

The 5 “Solas” of the Reformation (“solas,” meaning, “alones”) are five principles that are foundational to the doctrine of salvation that were the focus of the Protestant Reformation. These five "solas" led to the rejection of the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on the doctrine of salvation.

• Sola Scriptura, or “God’s Word alone,” maintains that the Bible is the highest source of authority in a Christian’s life, the final court of appeal.

• Sola Fide, or “faith alone,” affirms that justification—being made right with God—comes only through faith in Jesus.

• Sola Gratia, or “grace alone,” says sinners are saved as an unearned gift of God’s grace, “not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:8–9).

• Sola Christo (“solus Christus”), or “Christ alone,” emphasizes the exclusivity of Jesus’ role in salvation: “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

• And Soli Deo gloria, or “to the glory of God alone,” says that the purpose of creation, salvation, and everythingis the glory of God, “that God may be all in all” (1 Cor 15:28).

- Dr. Larry Petton