Theological Term of the Week: Sola Gratia
Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 3:30AM
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sola gratia
One of five Latin statements that summarize the core teachings of the Protestant Reformation. The phrase means “grace alone,” and affirms that God’s grace in Christ is the “sole efficient cause of salvation.”1 In other words, God saves human beings because he is gracious toward them, not because they meet any conditions.

 

Learn more:

  1. Got Questions: Why is sola gratia important?
  2. Compelling Truth: What is the significance of “sola gratia”?
  3. Levi Berntson: What Does “Sola Gratia” Mean?
  4. Guy Waters: Sola Gratia: Christians Are Saved by the Grace of God Alone
  5. Kim Riddlebarger: Grace Alone: An Evangelical Problem?
  6. R. C. Sproul: The Sufficiency of Grace
  7. Michael Horton: Five Solas: Grace Alone 
  8. Martin Blocki: The Reformation Solas: Sola Gratia

 

Related terms:

1The Cambridge Declaration

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