Welcome back to the Aspastor John Podcast.

We have a big week ahead in a trio of episodes related to the Reformation of this week.

And it's going to begin with this one with a question from a listener named David.

Hello, Pastor John.

The big anniversary of the Reformation is coming up at the end of this month.

So this question is pressing to me.

Which of the five solas is the heart of the Reformation?

Which one is most important?

Is it solascriptura, scripture alone, solafide, faith alone, solagradia, grace alone, solas

christus, christolone, or solideo gloria to the glory of God alone.

Pastor John, how would you answer David?

I can't answer this question anymore than I can answer which wing of an airplane is most

important.

Or what's most important, the wings are the jet engines.

If a wing goes, the plane crashes.

And if one of the solas goes, salvation crashes.

This is, I think, in fact, why the Reformation was and remained such a huge issue.

It's not as though a person can cherry pick parts of God's plan to save sinners while

neglecting the others or distorting the others and still hope to see sinners saved.

I think the most helpful thing to do would be to explain why these solas are needed and

what they are and why they are so connected that if one goes, the rest can't save.

The reason they're so needed, the whole issue is the issue of salvation.

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