Solus Christus

So if you're saying, "All right, the, the solas." Clay was showing me beforehand his Bible.

I said, "What you got in that Bible?" And it said, "Solus Christus," on the side.

And I said, "Well, look, I can do you one better.

I got all five solas here on this Bible." Somebody gave me this as a gift.

Let's have a fourth.

Solus Christus.

Christ alone, and we know a song about that, don't we? [laughs] My...

In Christ alone my hope is found, Christ alone, cornerstone.

... sola scriptura, um-

... sola Christus.

Solus Christus.

And soli Deo gloria.

This is the Ragtown Reformed Forum here for another episode.

We're going to be talking about the topic of Solus Christus.

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All right, so I think our first order of business when we're talking about the Reformed doctrine of Solus Christus is to define it.

So how would you define it, gentlemen? What is Solus Christus?

This speaks of the exclusive mediation of Jesus Christ.

Solus Christus.

The scene has shifted now in verses 7 to 9.

We're out in the countryside as opposed to verses 1 to 5.

What people now- He captured the spirit of the New Testament with these, and it wasn't-- Calvin wasn't the only one who was saying this, but with these five catchphrases.

Now, these are all Latin: sola scriptura, sola fide, sola gratia, solus Christus, and soli Deo gloria.

What do those Latin phrases mean? Sola scriptura, by scripture alone.

So the Protestants taught that any time a preacher or a professor or a deacon or a pope stands up and says, "You must do X or you must not do Y or likewise you must believe A or you must not believe B," any time somebody with authority does that, then it's your right, in fact, it's your duty to say, "Where do you get that information? You must eat fish on Fridays in the spring.

Grace is defined as unearned, and so God loves us.

Christ died for us, and that's something we did not earn, and yet we are saved through grace.

Solus Christus, through Christ alone, which all this we've mentioned before only comes through Christ.

There is no other name under heaven by which men must be saved except Jesus Christ.