WHY THIS SERIES?

WHAT ARE THE FIVE SOLAS?

Why Study The Five Solas?
Why Do they Still Matter
Today?
 WHY THIS SERIES

• MULTI-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH
• THEOLOGICAL TRIAGE
 WHAT ARE THE FIVE SOLAS?

• Sola = LAtin Term For “Alone”

 WHY STUDY THE FIVE SOLAS?

• THEY RECLAIM THE GOSPEL

• IT IS OUR HISTORY
• IT IS GOD’S TRUTH
 MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLICISM
• POPE THE VICAR OF CHRIST AND
DISPENSER OF GRACE
• 7 Sacraments MEANS OF GRACE
• MASS = Christ Re-Crucified
 MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLICISM
• POPE THE VICAR OF CHRIST AND
DISPENSER OF GRACE
• 7 Sacraments MEANS OF GRACE
• MASS = Christ Re-Crucified
• THE BIBLE WAS IN LATIN
“The Word of God is living and
active, sharper than any two-
edged sword piercing to the
division of soul and of spirit,
of joints and of marrow and
discerning the thoughts and
intentions of the heart.”
HEBREWS 4:12
 "Open the door and let the
lion out; he will take care of
himself. Let the pure gospel go
forth in all its lion-like
majesty, and it will soon
clear its own way and ease
itself of its adversaries.”
Charles SPURGEON
 BEGINNING OF REFORMATION
• EARLY CRY WAS SIMPLY TO
REFORM THE CHURCH
 “When Martin Luther Posted The
Theses, He was like a blind man
who climbed the stairs in a bell
tower, lot his footing and as he
began to fall, he reached out
to grab something to save his
life. And what he reached and
grabbed was the bell rope.”
Karl Barth
 BEGINNING OF REFORMATION
• EARLY CRY WAS SIMPLY TO
REFORM THE CHURCH
• CRISIS OF AUTHORITY
• THE BIBLE UNLEASHED
• GOD’s VOLCANO ERUPTS
"For in [the good news of Jesus
Christ] the righteousness of
God is revealed from faith for
faith, as it is written, “The
righteous shall live by faith.”
Romans 1:17
"But he who is righteous by
faith shall live”
Romans 1:17
 WHY STUDY THE FIVE SOLAS?

• THEY RECLAIM THE GOSPEL

• IT IS OUR HISTORY
• IT IS GOD’S TRUTH
 WHY DO THEY STILL
MATTER TODAY?
• THEY ANSWER LIFE’s ULTIMATE
QUESTION
• THEY CORRECT OUR DEFAULT
POSITION
 "But some men came down
from Judea and were teaching
the brothers, “Unless you are
circumcised according to the
custom of Moses, you cannot
be saved.”
ACTS 15:1
 The apostles and the elders
were gathered together to
consider this matter. And after
there had been much debate,
Peter stood up and said to
them…

ACTS 15:6-7
 why are you putting God to the
test by placing a yoke on the
neck of the disciples that neither
our fathers nor we have been
able to bear? But we believe
11
that we will be saved through
the grace of the Lord Jesus, just
as they will.”

ACTS 15:10-11
“Are you so foolish? Having
begun by the Spirit, are you
now being perfected by the
flesh?”

Gal 3:3
 WHY DO THEY STILL
MATTER TODAY?
• THEY ANSWER LIFE’s ULTIMATE
QUESTION
• THEY CORRECT OUR DEFAULT
POSITION
• THE GOSPEL IS ALWAYS IN
DANGER OF BEING HIDDEN BY
WORKS RIGHTEOUSNESS
“when he hath lost Christ, he
must fall into the confidence
of his own works.”
Martin Luther