The Six Solas: Anchors of True Faith
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This Ancient Path — A Call to Return to the Faith Once Delivered
“Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your souls.’”— Jeremiah 6:16 (NASB1995) Returning to the Roots We’ve walked through the Six Solas—not as distant doctrines, but as living truths anchored in…
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Soli Deo Gloria – Part 3: Living Daily for the Glory of God
“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”— 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NASB1995) Worship Beyond the Walls Glorifying God isn’t limited to Sunday worship or public prayer. For the early Church, every part of life was an offering: Their daily lives echoed a single aim: Soli Deo…
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Soli Deo Gloria – Part 2: Robbing God’s Glory — How Systems Steal Worship
“I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to graven images.”— Isaiah 42:8 (NASB1995) When Good Things Replace God The Church has always been vulnerable to a subtle enemy: the glory shift. It starts with something good: But over time, what was once a…
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Soli Deo Gloria – Part 1: Glory That Belongs Only to God
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”— Romans 11:36 (NASB1995) The End of All Things: God’s Glory From creation to redemption, from the cross to the crown—the story of Scripture is the glory of God. Everything God has done is to display: The…
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Solus Christus – Part 2: Holding to Christ in an Empire of Compromise
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”— John 14:6 (NASB1995) Christ Alone in a World of Many Paths In the Roman Empire, religion was pluralistic. Temples lined the streets. Sacrifices were offered to countless gods. Caesar himself was worshiped. The early Christians had…
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Solus Christus – Part 1: Christ Alone — No Priesthood, No Politics
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”— 1 Timothy 2:5 (NASB1995) Christ Is Enough The early Church didn’t gather around a bishop, a priesthood, or an empire. They gathered around Christ alone. He was their Shepherd.Their Head.Their only Mediator.Their King. They had no hierarchy. No…
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Sola Fide – Part 3: Counterfeit Faith in Every Age
“This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me.”— Matthew 15:8 (NASB1995) Not All Faith Is Saving Faith The early Church didn’t just defend the truth—they discerned it. Not everyone who claimed faith was walking in it. Even in the days of the apostles, false converts, deceivers, and shallow…
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Sola Fide – Part 2: Ante-Nicene Faith Under Pressure
“Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”— Revelation 2:10 (NASB1995) Faith That Withstands Fire The faith of the early Church was not hypothetical. It was tested—by prisons, swords, beasts, and fire. They believed in Christ not just with their lips, but with their lives. Their faith was covenantal loyalty,…
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Sola Fide – Part 1: Faith as Allegiance and Trust
“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”— Hebrews 11:6 (NASB1995) What Is Faith? Faith is more than mental agreement. It’s more than “believing in God.” Even demons do that (James 2:19).…
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Sola Gratia – Part 3: Martyrdom and the Power of God’s Grace
“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.”— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NASB1995) Grace That Endures the Fire The early Church knew grace not merely as unmerited favor, but as unshakable strength. For them, grace wasn’t fragile. It wasn’t sentimental. It was the power of God that held them fast when flames…
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Sola Gratia – Part 2: Grace That Trains — Titus 2 and the Early Disciples
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.”— Titus 2:11–12 (NASB1995) Grace Is a Teacher Grace doesn’t just save—it trains. The Apostle Paul didn’t speak of grace as a concept to admire.…
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Sola Gratia – Part 1: What Grace Truly Means — Not a License, but a Call
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.”— Titus 2:11–12 (NASB1995) Rediscovering Grace in Its Full Strength In today’s Church, grace is often reduced to a blanket statement: “God loves you just…
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Solo Spiritu Sancto – Part 4: Empowered Obedience through the Spirit
“For if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”— Romans 8:13 (NASB1995) The Power to Obey Comes from the Spirit Many Christians are trying to live holy lives by sheer effort—by rules, routines, and…
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Solo Spiritu Sancto – Part 3: Spirit vs. Structure — When Man Replaces God
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”— John 3:8 (NASB1995) When the Spirit Leads — and When Structure Replaces Him In the early days of the Church,…
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Solo Spiritu Sancto – Part 2: How the Early Church Discerned Without Systems
“But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.”— 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NASB1995) A Church Without Systems—Yet Full of Discernment The Ante-Nicene Church had no seminaries. No theological degrees. No confessions to memorize. No centralized councils—at least not until the Church began aligning with empire. And yet, they had doctrinal clarity, unshakable unity,…
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Solo Spiritu Sancto – Part 1: The Spirit as Teacher and Witness of Truth
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.”—…
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Sola Scriptura – Part 3: Interpreting Scripture — The Spirit vs. Theologians
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”— John 14:26 (NASB1995) Whose Interpretation? The question is no longer, “Is Scripture true?”—but rather, “Whose interpretation of Scripture is right?” Some say Calvin. Others,…
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Sola Scriptura – Part 2: Scripture in the Hands of the Early Church
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me.”— John 5:39 (NASB1995) How the Early Church Handled the Word Before councils and confessions, before systematic theologies and seminaries, there were scrolls in homes, Scripture quoted in letters, and truth defended in blood. The…
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Sola Scriptura – Part 1: The Authority of Scripture in a Confused World
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.”— 2 Timothy 3:16–17 (NASB1995) The Crisis of Authority Today, the Church is facing a quiet crisis: a confusion of voices. One pastor says…
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The Root of the Matter: Why the Solas Must Be Anchored in the Spirit
Most Christians today have never heard of the Solas—let alone the deeper truth behind them. They’ve been reduced to academic slogans in Reformed circles or historical trivia for Protestants. But these were once lived out—not just proclaimed—by the Ante-Nicene Church, the faithful believers between AD 33–325 who bore real Kingdom fruit. While many know Sola…
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The Six Solas
Spirit-Led Foundations of the Early Church (AD 33–325) A Journey Back to the Faith Once Delivered “Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your souls.’”— Jeremiah 6:16, NASB1995 We live in…
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