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Tabernacle Baptist Church

Grace Alone: Our Only Hope (Ephesians 2:1-10) - 10/27/24

Today we commemorate Reformation Sunday, remembering the events of October 31, 1517. On that day, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses were posted at the University of Wittenberg to initiate a theological discussion about the practice of indulgences. However, unknowingly to Luther, this action was the catalyst for the Reformation. In the following century, the Reformation brought about significant changes within the church and society as a whole.

Those changes were driven by the Five Solas, which remain crucial today for a biblical understanding of the Gospel.


The Five Solas

Scripture Alone: Our Only Foundation Scripture provides our rule for faith and practice.


Christ Alone: Our Only Way

Righteousness before God comes only through the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.


Grace Alone: Our Only Hope

Salvation flows from the unmerited favor of God.


Faith Alone: Our Only Means

Faith provides the only means of justification.


God’s Glory Alone: Our Only Ambition

All of life is to be lived to the glory of God.


Further Reading


What Is Reformation Day All About?

Are the Five Solas Biblical?

The Five Solas


The Need for Grace – vv. 1-3

  • Dead

    • Alive to sin, but dead to God

  • Enslaved to darkness/evil

    • Walking. Following. Ruled

    • BY SATAN AND THE WAYS OF THE WORLD

  • Objects of wrath

    • “Divine hostility to all the is evil” Curtis Vaughn

The Gift of Grace – vv. 4-6

  • Recipients to God’s favor and mercy

  • Resurrected to new life

  • United us with Christ

The Purpose of Grace – vv. 7-10

  • SO THAT….

  • Show the riches of His grace

    • GRACE THROUGH FAITH

    • NOT OF WORKS

    • NO ONE CAN BOAST

  • To Empower a life of good works

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