Reformed theology grew out of the sixteenth-century evangelical renewal in Europe that we refer to as the Reformation. After various attempts to reform the church according to the Word of God by pr...

Sola gratia (“by grace alone”). God’s grace alone, not human goodness and effort, saves sinners. Evangelical theology does not teach people to look for salvation in sacraments, good works, or “deci...

Soli Deo gloria (“to God alone be the glory”). Glory is to be given to God alone for our creation and salvation. God planned the work of Christ “to the praise of the glory of his grace” (Eph. 1:6)....

Solus Christus (“by Christ alone”). Christ alone, not the saints, the angels, the ministry and rites of the church, or our good works, acts as our Mediator, Redeemer, and Savior. “For there is one ...

The Charge Numbers 31:17-18 - LSB 17 So now, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. 18 But all the girls who have not known man intimatel...

Question What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats? Answer The Parable of the Sheep and Goats is part of the Olivet Discourse. It is found in Matthew 25:31-46. A parable is a sho...

Sola fide (“by faith alone”). Faith alone, not our works or faith combined with works, is the instrument by which the sinner is justified from the guilt of all sin and counted righteous by God (Gal...

Rome’s Position Roman Catholic position on authority as often described by the “three-legged stool” analogy, comprising Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium. Rome claims that even within t...

1 Timothy 3:15 - LSB 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and s...

Mark 7:8-13 - LSB 8 Leaving the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” 9 And He was also saying to them, “You are good at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep ...