Sola Gratia
Sola Gratia (grace alone) declares that salvation is a gift from God, not from human effort or merit. The Apostle Paul writes, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9, LSB). From beginning to end, redemption comes from the unmerited favor of God. Our repentance, faith, forgiveness, righteousness, works, and worship stems for His amazing grace (Eph. 1:7,8; Titus 2:11-14, 3:7). Sola Gratia stands resolute against the idea that works play any role in offering merit to the sinner. We are saved not because of who we are or what we’ve done, but because of who God is, “gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness” (Psalm 145:8).”
Does God Infuse Grace Through Sacraments?
“The grace of the Holy Spirit has the power to justify us, that is, to cleanse us from our sins and to communicate to us ‘the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ’ and through Baptism” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, §1987). The Roman Catholic Church...
Grace That Assures
Grace That Assures Romans 5:1–2 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God.”...
What Does Sola Gratia Mean?
Sola Gratia, the latin term for “grace alone,” is the confession that salvation comes purely as a gift of God’s grace, apart from any human merit, effort, or worthiness. God’s grace is unearned favor toward sinners who deserve God’s judgement. When we say “sola...
Justification is by Grace Alone
JOHN CALVIN 1509 -1564We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ,...