Covenant Reformed News – September 2017 • Volume XVI, Issue 17
This article articulates core Protestant doctrines, particularly the principle of "Christ alone" (solus Christus), explaining Christ's person, work, and sufficiency for salvation through His sacrificial death and intercession. The author defends the Protestant rejection of papal and saints' mediation, emphasizing that salvation comes through faith in Christ alone, and situates this theological stance within the broader historical conflict between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
What Is a Protestant? (3) As well as the truth that the Bible alone is the Word of God (sola Scriptura), Protestants believe in Christ alone (solus Christus). The Lord Jesus is both fully God and fully man in one divine Person. He is the eternal and only begotten Son of God, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, incarnate. As Christ, He is God’s anointed One as promised in the Old Testament. As Jesus, He is the only and complete Saviour. As Lord, He the sovereign governor of all. We...