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The Reformation 3Sola Gratia - By Grace Alone.

Eph 2 : 1 – 10.

Rev. Tom Tokura.

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Gospel?God is holy. We are sinners.

To relate to God, we must be made holy.God gives us grace, so we can try to be holy.If we fail, God will forgive if we are truly sorry.

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Church History.

1. Our history.2. Continuing cloud of witnesses.3. Errors reappear... ’nothing new under the sun.’ 4. 5.

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Creation Bible Era.

80ad Early Church.

300ad Christendom.

1500adReformation.

2012adToday.

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Luther

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Luther

Simons

Calvin

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Luther

Simons

Calvin

Cranmer

Knox

Swiss / French.

a. Luther vs Zwingli.- Lord’s Supper. “hoc est corpus meum.”- Bible’s silence.- Church & state.

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Swiss / French.

b. Jean Cauvin.- Life.- Geneva.- Method.- Continuous Exegesis.- Huguenots.

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The Reformation.

Sola ScripturaSola FideSola GratiaSolus ChristusSoli Deo Gloria

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Salvation comes by grace alone.Eph 2:1-10.

a. Cheap grace.b. People without grace.

: Confessions.: The Bible.

c. The sinner’s need.: Earlier gospel?

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Gospel?God is holy. We are sinners.

To relate to God, we must be made holy.God gives us grace, so we can try to be holy.If we fail, God will forgive if we are truly sorry.

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Salvation comes by grace alone.Eph 2:1-10.

a. Sinner / Non-Christian.: Confessions.: The Bible.

b. The sinner’s need.: Gospel?: Spiritual Red Bull?: an Asian / Australian Gospel.

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Salvation comes by grace alone.Eph 2:1-10.

c. Grace.: Common Grace.: Special Grace.

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The Reformation.

Sola ScripturaSola FideSola GratiaSolus ChristusSoli Deo Gloria

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“Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich

in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have

been saved.”Ephesians 2:3-5.

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