FIVE
SOLAS
REFORMATION
FAITH AND THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
In the
sixteenth century the Christian Faith was often expressed in terms of five “solas”
of the Protestant Reformation. How
does the PC(USA) relate to these standards?
4.
SOLA FIDE – FAITH ALONE
Sola Fide affirms that justification is by
grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. In justification,
Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us as the only perfect satisfaction of God’s
perfect justice.
The Erosion of the Atonement The PC(USA) continues to issue a call to faith, but the focus of
that faith is often not the finished work of Christ.
- In 1993, at the “Re-Imagining” conference, supported by PC(USA) funds, one speaker declared, “I don’t think we need folks hanging on crosses and blood dripping and weird stuff…” [i] - In 2002, at a Covenant Network conference, a speaker declared the atoning death of Christ to be an outdated doctrine.[ii]
- In 2010, Margaret Miles gave the Sprunt Lecture at Union Seminary in Richmond, VA in which she suggested replacing the cross with a lactating breast.[iii] She said, “The cross is inappropriate as a symbol of God’s love.”
- In 1993, at the “Re-Imagining” conference, supported by PC(USA) funds, one speaker declared, “I don’t think we need folks hanging on crosses and blood dripping and weird stuff…” [i] - In 2002, at a Covenant Network conference, a speaker declared the atoning death of Christ to be an outdated doctrine.[ii]
- In 2010, Margaret Miles gave the Sprunt Lecture at Union Seminary in Richmond, VA in which she suggested replacing the cross with a lactating breast.[iii] She said, “The cross is inappropriate as a symbol of God’s love.”
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