THE FIVE SOLAS

If you're wondering about the picture I have at the top of my page, it is the Five Solas. I learned about the Five Solas a couple years ago when I was just beginning to learn about the Doctrines of Grace and Election. They are:

Sola Scriptura--Scripture Alone
Sola Gratia--Grace Alone
Sola Fide--Faith Alone
Solus Christus--Christ Alone
Soli Deo Gloria--To the Glory of God Alone

When speaking of Salvation, this is how it reads: Salvation comes to us through Scripture alone, by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. Man does NOTHING. Christ died for our sins, the Holy Spirit illuminates our minds and gives us understanding of our sinful nature and convicts us of our sins, and God gives us the grace and faith to believe.

Forget all the "free will" stuff. We can't be saved through our will because our will isn't free. The Bible says we are "slaves" to sin. If we are slaves how can we be free?? Being a slave means we obey the master who has control over us. In this case, our master is sin. And what slave can just decide to leave his/her master when they want? They can't. The only way a slave can be freed from their master is if someone comes and buys/redeems their freedom. That is why the Bible says that Christ is our Redeemer. He bought us out of slavery to sin because He paid the price for our sin when He took our punishment on the cross.

The Bible also calls us "Trophies of Grace". I never understood the concept of this term until I heard a sermon by Jeff Noblit. When a athlete/team wins a championship title, they are given a trophy. That trophy is the reward for THEIR hard work and dedication to accomplishing their goal. They put that trophy on display for everyone to see. They're saying "look at what I did....look at what I accomplished". In the same manner, those who are God's Elect are called Trophies of Grace. We are put on display for others to see. Jesus can point to us and say "look at what I did.....look at what I accomplished". It is to HIS GLORY ALONE that we are called....that we are saved. So if it is based on our will that we are saved, if it is OUR decision to accept Christ, who gets the glory??? Well, then WE would get the glory. But it's not the case. It is through God's own good will and pleasure that we are saved and HE gets all the glory.

So our salvation does come through Scripture Alone, by Grace Alone, through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, to the Glory of God Alone.....Period!