The November 2012 issue of Tabletalk features articles examining the five solas of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. Formulated by the Reformers in response to the abuses and errors of the Roman Catholic Church, the five solas articulate the fundamental tenets of the Christian faith. This issue will explore each sola individually, with the contributors explaining the traditional Reformed view on these pillars of doctine integreal to the faith, life, and practice of the body of Christ. Contributors include R. C. Sproul, Michael J. Kruger, Guy P. Waters, J. V. Fesko, Joel R. Beeke, John Piper, R. C. Sproul Jr., Bob Kauflin, Geoffrey Thomas, Chris Larson, and Conrad Mbewe.
“The end result is that today, many people—as H. R. Niebuhr famously said of liberalism—proclaim and worship ‘a God without wrath who brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.’” (Page 21)
“We must preach only the Word (sola Scriptura), and we must preach all the Word (tota Scriptura” (Page 9)
“For Luther, the Scriptures, and the Scriptures alone, were the final arbiter of what we should believe.” (Page 8)
“God’s glory is the outward radiance of the intrinsic beauty and greatness of His manifold perfections.” (Page 24)
“The Reformers were not innovators but were excavators.” (Page 9)