EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura, Adiaphora
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Sola scriptura - by scripture (the bible, the word of god) alone. Sola gratia - by the grace of god alone. Therefore: not by works or human actions. In terms of salvation,man has no free will. If only god"s grace can save us (sola gratia), then we can do nothing. In his essay on the bondage of the will (1524) luther argues against the humanist, erasmus, that in spiritual matters man has no free will. No human being can contribute at all to the possibility of salvation but is saved only through the grace of god. Also very strong in theology of john calvin (1509-1564); predestination . We will see that these are very radical, powerful, and destabilizing ideas. Theology of christian liberty and some consequences of the reformation. Pope leo x"s response to luther, a papal bull . Term bull comes from the lead seal ( bulla in latin) used to authenticate the pope"s signature.
