Grace is the heart of the Christian gospel. It's a doctrine that
touches the very depths of human existence and makes Christianity such
an essential alternative to the dissolution and nihilism of modern
culture. Grace Alone guides you into a better doctrinal understanding
of the issue and gives you a more glorious vision of an active and
saving God.
The language of grace fills the Bible so much that to say "grace alone"
may not evoke much reflection. Unlike "faith alone," there's no
theological controversy among expressions of Christianity. Reviving one
of the five great declarations of the Reformation (and one of the more
overlooked)--sola Gratia--professor and church historian Carl
Trueman:
- Provides a thorough definition of grace as it's found in the Bible and
an overview of biblical references to, and teaching on, grace.
- Tracks the doctrine of grace as it's been articulated throughout
church history, with discussions of Augustine, Pelagius, Thomas
Aquinas, and ending with the Reformation and theologies of Luther and
Calvin.
- Looks at the relationship between the means of grace and the modern
church, defining the practical implications of the Reformation's
understanding of grace.
Explanations throughout on the relationship of grace to sin, salvation
and glorification, God's sovereignty, the sacraments, and the
controversies regarding freewill and predestination. Grace Alone is a
beautiful and much-needed revival of this foundational doctrine and the
assurance of salvation.
--THE FIVE SOLAS--
Historians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the
sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often
referred to as the "solas." These five statements summarize much of what
the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other
expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final
authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as
sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone
through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God's glory.
The Five Solas Series is more than a simple rehashing of these
statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind
them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and
callings as Christians and churches.
