Sola, how the five solas are still reforming the church
Discover why the fundamentals of the Reformation still matter today. Why do people get so excited about a bunch of Latin phrases, that some guys in Europe came up with 500 years ago? Sure, those five Latin phrases have defined Protestantism for those 500 years, but why do they matter today? To my church? For my life? What's the big deal about all these solas anyway? These ones:
Sola scriptura-Scripture alone
Sola fide-Faith alone
Sola gratia-grace alone
Solus Christus-Christ alone
Soli Dei Gloria-To the glory of God alone?
Sola is a winsome, inspiring introduction to these five pillars of the Reformation, showing not just what they are but why they're important for the Christian life today. Edited and compiled by Jason Allen, Sola will illuminate these core truths that have been reforming the church all along. And it may just get you excited about nerdy Latin phrases too.
Publisher: Moody
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780802418739
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DR. JASON ALLEN is the fifth and youngest president of Midwestern Baptist Seminary. He has served as pastor and interim pastor of Southern Baptist churches in Alabama and Kentucky over the past fifteen years. He currently serves the church more broadly through writing and preaching ministries, including his own website www.jasonkallen.com, where he writes on various topics including higher education, theology, preaching, and cultural and local church issues. He and his wife, Karen, have five children.
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...These five solas should be the lifeblood of our belief system. The Scripture alone should be our guide and standard of behavior. Even us non-Calvinist must admit that we stand by grace and are saved by grace alone and not based upon our works. Who cannot embrace faith alone for surely, we would agree that we are all saved by faith and without it, we cannot please God? Christ alone is our song and battle cry against our sin and our robe of righteousness before the throne of God the Judge. And, what self-respecting evangelical could find something to argue about living our lives for God’s glory and not our own? I know one can read Calvinism into every page of this book, but from someone who is not a five-pointer, I was refreshed by being reminded of the heart cry of the Reformers. May we never forget or move away from these truths.' Jeff Klick