Welcome to my blog. Here I will discuss matters which I believe should be of interest to Protestants both in my home country of Northern Ireland and further afield.
From the outset I should make clear that I believe that one can only be a true Protestant if they adopt the five solas of the Reformation (Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide and Soli Deo Gloria). If your Latin is as non-existent as mine you may need those translated so here you go:
Sola Scriptura –Scripture alone. Scripture should be the Christian’s only guide in matters of faith and practice. It contains all instruction on how to obtain salvation and worship God. Anything contrary to Scripture has no place in the life of the Christian. Furthermore, Scripture is completely infallible in relation to all areas which it pronounces.
Solus Christus – Christ alone. Salvation can only be obtained by personal faith in the perfect life and death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Effort on the part of the individual has no role in obtaining their place in Heaven.
Sola Gratia – Grace alone. Salvation is obtained only because of the free and unmerited favor of God to the individual.
Sola Fide – Faith alone. It is only by faith in Christ and that alone that the individual is saved. Works do not play a part in salvation but are the natural outworkings of a true work of conversion.
Soli Deo Gloria – The glory of God alone. This means that everything that is done is done for the glory of God. Christians are to be motivated by God’s glory and not their own. Furthermore, salvation is a work for which God should receive all the glory.
I would like to make it clear early on that I regard the term Protestant as synonymous with true Biblical Christianity. Those who hijack the honourable name Protestant and propagate that which is not in agreement with the tenants of the Reformation have no right to act so while calling themselves Protestants.
From the outset I should make clear that I believe that one can only be a true Protestant if they adopt the five solas of the Reformation (Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide and Soli Deo Gloria). If your Latin is as non-existent as mine you may need those translated so here you go:
Sola Scriptura –Scripture alone. Scripture should be the Christian’s only guide in matters of faith and practice. It contains all instruction on how to obtain salvation and worship God. Anything contrary to Scripture has no place in the life of the Christian. Furthermore, Scripture is completely infallible in relation to all areas which it pronounces.
Solus Christus – Christ alone. Salvation can only be obtained by personal faith in the perfect life and death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Effort on the part of the individual has no role in obtaining their place in Heaven.
Sola Gratia – Grace alone. Salvation is obtained only because of the free and unmerited favor of God to the individual.
Sola Fide – Faith alone. It is only by faith in Christ and that alone that the individual is saved. Works do not play a part in salvation but are the natural outworkings of a true work of conversion.
Soli Deo Gloria – The glory of God alone. This means that everything that is done is done for the glory of God. Christians are to be motivated by God’s glory and not their own. Furthermore, salvation is a work for which God should receive all the glory.
I would like to make it clear early on that I regard the term Protestant as synonymous with true Biblical Christianity. Those who hijack the honourable name Protestant and propagate that which is not in agreement with the tenants of the Reformation have no right to act so while calling themselves Protestants.
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