Solus ChristusorIn Christo solo(Latinin + ablative, sōlō Christō, meaning "inChristalone ") is one of thefive solaethat summarize theProtestant Reformers' basic belief thatsalvationis by faithin Christ alone.[1]
Doctrine
editThrough the atoning work ofJesusChristalone, apart from individual works, and that Christ is the only mediator between God and man.[1][2]It holds that salvation cannot be obtained without Christ.[1][3]
This is in opposition to Catholic doctrine whichMary, mother of Jesusis also mediator between God and humanity (Mediatrix).[4]
Biblical arguments
editAs the foundation of the "solus christus" doctrine, various biblical verses can be invoked according to theologians.
- John14:6 – "Jesus replied: I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
- First Epistle to Timothy2:5 – "Because there is only one God, and only one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
- Acts4:10–12 – "May all of you and all the people of Israel know that this happened in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth […] And there is no salvation in anyone else; for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved"
See also
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References
edit- ^abcSmith, D. Blair (Spring 2018)."Solus Christus:Against the Idol-Making Factory ".Reformed Faith & Practice: The Journal of Reformed Theological Seminary.3(1).Orlando,FL:Reformed Theological Seminary:13–27.Retrieved5 November2021.
- ^Mark A. Lamport,Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation,Vol. 2, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2017, p. 722
- ^William A. Dyrness, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen,Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church,InterVarsity Press, USA, 2009, p. 512
- ^Antoine Nachef (Sep 1, 2000)Mary's Pope: John Paul II, Mary, and the Church,ISBN 1-58051077-9, pp. 179–180
External links
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