{"id":313,"date":"2007-10-27T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-27T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2007\/10\/re-formation-2.html"},"modified":"2007-10-27T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-27T16:30:00","slug":"re-formation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/10\/re-formation-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Re-formation: The Power of “Sola”-darity (p3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5black20jesus_100x5_2\"<\/a> Solus Christus–Christ Alone!<\/p>\n

When the reformers looked at the church of Christ so many years ago it was obvious to them that something was wrong.  Salvation was not explained as Christ "alone" but Christ "and."  All too often we add to the work of Christ.  Some have said that baptism is also needed for salvation.  <\/p>\n

As you look at the Church in America are we in need of reformation?  Have we changed the message of the Gospel?  <\/a> Have we added to or watered down the gospel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Solus Christus–Christ Alone! When the reformers looked at the church of Christ so many years ago it was obvious to them that something was wrong.  Salvation was not explained as Christ "alone" but Christ "and."  All too often we add to the work of Christ.  Some have said that baptism is also needed for salvation. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"\nRe-formation: The Power of "Sola"-darity (p3) - The Jazz Theologian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/10\/re-formation-2.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Re-formation: The Power of "Sola"-darity (p3) - The Jazz Theologian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Solus Christus–Christ Alone! 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