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Sola Gratia

WHY ME? To say Grace Alone (Sola Gratia), we are saying that the CAUSE of our salvation is the Grace of God alone.  We did not "do" anything to earn his favor.  God did NOT "look down the corridor of time" and find that we pleased Him, and so choose us. In fact, His...

Sola Fides

BY FAITH ALONE In the famous blockbuster Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, there is a poignant scene where Indiana Jones 1) reads there is a bridge, 2) hears that there is a bridge, 3) knows there is a bridge 4) cannot see the bridge.  He has to cross the bridge to...

Solus Christus

Solus Christus. This means "In Christ Alone." Only by Christ's intervention. Only by the Coming-Between of Christ can we even hope for salvation. We cannot come on our own. We need that High Priest who has the right to come into the holy place, not by the blood of...

Sola Scriptura

LIFE WITH NO BIBLE What would the world be like with no Scripture?  Can you imagine, there actually was a time when God's word was spoken into hearts only.  From the time of Adam until the giving of the law on Mount Sinai (sometime between 1600-1300 BC), there was no...

Soli Deo Gloria

WHAT*S IT ABOUT? Sola Deo Gloria means "All For the Glory of God." It's an attitude about life. 1) It's not all about me. 2) It's not all about mankind. 3) It's not all about nature. 4) It's not all about aliens, or something 'out there' that eludes us. I exist for...

Beginnings

IN THE BEGINNING... God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.  And God said, "Let there be Light." Gen 1:1 Was the Word, and the Word was with...

Hollow and Deceptive American Way

 Hollow and Deceptive American Way June 4, 2013 at 12:13am by Darlene N. Bocek I have lived in Turkey for more than a fifteen years, and just get back to America every-so-often. Because of this, I get a sampling of the changes that other Americans are experiencing...