Introduction to the Solas of the Reformation

What is the16th-century reformation all about? It is the recovery of the true gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a work of God through the Spirit of Jesus Christ to cause the church to abandon unbiblical man-made traditions and return to the Scripture alone as the sole authority of the church (Sola Scriptura). By the Word of God, God caused the church to return back to the truth of justification by faith alone (Sola Fide) through grace alone (Sola gratia), all this to the glory of God alone (Sola Gloria). Therefore, the Reformation is simply forming and returning to Christ alone (Sola Christus). Not man but Christ alone rules His church. Never man, but Christ alone fully accomplishes salvation for His people. All this was lost in the church in those days before the Reformation. And this deep and precious heritage can be easily forgotten and taken for granted by us today. So, in thanksgiving to God and in wisdom to never forget our history and rich heritage, we take time every year to celebrate the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.

Pastor Josiah Tan