Sola fide - Faith alone
Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Sola fida or faith alone was the battle cry of Martin Luther and the reformers of the protestant movement. Sola fide is one of the five solas that came to define and summarise the key issues of the Protestant Reformation. The doctrine of justification by faith alone distinguishes us from every other religion that is "work based". Martin Luther described it as being “the article with and by which the church stands.” Those who reject this foundation are in danger of embracing "another gospel". Romans 5:1 may have about 20 words but it is pregnant with much theology that may even take years to unpack. The basis of this verse is embedded on the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Bec...