Soli Deo Gloria is the teaching that to God alone is due glory. This doctrine rejects the veneration of saints and other holy objects or persons. In some ways, soli Deo gloria may be regarded as redundant with solus Christus since it emphasises salvation as being only from God, but it also adds the idea that human beings should not seek out their own…

Solus Christus, the teaching that “Christ alone” is the means to salvation, was formulated in response to the strongly mediatorial understanding popular among sixteenth-century Roman Catholic clergy that only through the clergy can man approach God.   Solus Christus and Priesthood  The fear is that a fallible human being would presume to stand between a believer and God, that a priest could actually prevent someone…

The teaching of sola gratia is that it is only God’s grace that accomplishes salvation. No act of man contributes to salvation in any way. This doctrine is closely associated with sola Fide, as faith is what activates saving grace. Sola gratia holds that man has absolutely no role in his salvation. That is, God saves you whether you want it or not. He…

Many Protestants think that they have an absolute assurance of their salvation, also called the doctrine of “eternal security” or “once saved, always saved”. For them it makes no difference—as far as salvation is concerned—how you live or end your life. You can announce that you’ve accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, and, as long as you really believe it, you’re set. From that…