SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Of the three solas of the Reformation, “sola gratia” means
A
only grace
B
only faith
C
only the Bible
D
only works
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sola gratia, meaning by grace alone, is one of the five solae and consists in the belief that salvation comes by divine grace or “unmerited favor” only, not as something earned or deserved by the sinner.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sola fide, sola scriptura, solus Christus, sola gratia: through Faith alone, by Scripture alone, in Christ alone, by Grace alone! These four maxims, which had already been developed by 1521, astutely summarise the theology of Martin Luther.

Detailed explanation-3: -All of the solae show up in various writings by the Protestant Reformers, but they are not catalogued together by any. In 1916, Lutheran scholar Theodore Engelder published an article titled “The Three Principles of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fides” ("only scripture, only grace, only faith").

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