I have a new shirt. If you see me wearing it, the below explains. These are Latin phrases that were used during the Protestant Reformation to give distinction between themselves, reformers, and the Catholic Church.
"The five solas articulated five fundamental beliefs of the Protestant Reformation, pillars which the Reformers believed to be essentials of the Christian life and practice. All five implicitly rejected or countered the teachings of the then-dominant Catholic Church, which had usurped divine attributes or qualities for the Church and its hierarchy, especially its head, the pope." Wikipedia
Sola Scriptura = By Scripture Alone
Sola Fida = By Faith Alone
Sola Gratia = By Grace Alone
Solo Christo = Through Christ Alone
Soli Deo Gloria = Glory to God Alone
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