On the Solas, with a little help from my friends
Posted by Alan Cole at 3/6/2010 9:06 AM 
Categories: Contextualized ecclesiology, Church Growth, Christianity, Culture, Core Values
Categories: Contextualized ecclesiology, Church Growth, Christianity, Culture, Core Values
A friend sent me the following list. It lists (only slightly tongue in cheek) the "Five 'Solas'" as they were when they sparked the Reformation and contrasts them with the way they could be articulated by many of the new generation of "church" leaders.
THE 'SOLAS' OF THE MODERN CHURCH
1. Sola Cultura – Culture defines biblical preaching.
2. Sola Successa – Numerical success determines truth.
3. Sola Entertaina – Louder is better. Doctrine must go.
4. Sola Mio – Meet my needs.
5. Sola Emotionala– Emote, dudes and dudettes.
6. Sola Stupida –Thinking not allowed. No confessions, liturgies,
doctrinal hymns, or historical references.
THE REFORMATION SOLAS
1. Sola Scriptura )"by Scripture alone")
2. Sola fide ("by faith alone")
3. Sola gratia ("by grace alone")
4. Solus Christus or lo Christo ("Christ alone" or "through Christ alone")
5. Sola Deo gloria ('glory to God alone")
I could blog at some length about some of the ways I've seen the Modern Church ones exhibited. I'll write a little more on them later. Right now I'd like your help.
(1) They were written, according to the original e-mail, by Peter Otajian. Unfortunately I can't find the original posting, which I think was on a blog. Can you find where it was originally posted? (Hence the title of this post
(2) I'd love to hear your stories about how you have seen the "Modern" ones shape a church or ministry.
THE 'SOLAS' OF THE MODERN CHURCH
1. Sola Cultura – Culture defines biblical preaching.
2. Sola Successa – Numerical success determines truth.
3. Sola Entertaina – Louder is better. Doctrine must go.
4. Sola Mio – Meet my needs.
5. Sola Emotionala– Emote, dudes and dudettes.
6. Sola Stupida –Thinking not allowed. No confessions, liturgies,
doctrinal hymns, or historical references.
THE REFORMATION SOLAS
1. Sola Scriptura )"by Scripture alone")
2. Sola fide ("by faith alone")
3. Sola gratia ("by grace alone")
4. Solus Christus or lo Christo ("Christ alone" or "through Christ alone")
5. Sola Deo gloria ('glory to God alone")
I could blog at some length about some of the ways I've seen the Modern Church ones exhibited. I'll write a little more on them later. Right now I'd like your help.
(1) They were written, according to the original e-mail, by Peter Otajian. Unfortunately I can't find the original posting, which I think was on a blog. Can you find where it was originally posted? (Hence the title of this post
(2) I'd love to hear your stories about how you have seen the "Modern" ones shape a church or ministry.
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