Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things"
2Ti 2:7.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The Five Solas.



June 14, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/sing.f.lau/posts/10206594527677379

 

The popular sola shibboleths. 

I understand the 5 solas like this:

Sola Scriptura, by Scripture alone:
- Scriptures are the only infallible source of divine revelation on creation, providence and redemption.

Solus Christus, through Christ alone:
- Christ and His redemptive work is the sole BASIS and alone GROUND of eternal salvation.

Sola Gratia, by grace alone:
- Salvation secured by Jesus Christ alone for His people is bestowed upon each one of them by God's free and sovereign grace alone while they were still in their native state of sin and death, being wholly incapable of meeting any condition! (The manner salvation is bestowed - eternal salvation is bestowed at the effectual calling out of the native state of condemnation (through justification), death (through regeneration), and alienation (through adoption into the divine family)

Sola Fide, by faith alone:
- Believing in Christ is the only means God has appointed for His children (effectually called elect) to experience the salvation already freely bestowed upon them by God's sovereign grace.
- Faith is a saving grace worked in the child of God. Faith manifests the eternal salvation already bestowed by God's free and sovereign grace.
- "The reason why any are justified IS NOT because they have faith, but the reason why they have faith IS because they are justified."

Soli Deo Gloria, glory to God alone:
- God purposed salvation; Jesus Christ secured salvation, the Holy Spirit applies the salvation to each elect while still in their native state of condemnation and death... making them perfectly fit for eternal glory... thus all glory to the Triune God alone. Anything that man can do is the effect of the eternal salvation ALREADY freely bestowed. 

"Him that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."

That's my understanding. What's yours?