Sola Fide – Faith Alone
We have seen from our last look at the 5 Solas of the reformation that Scripture alone is our supreme authority both of Gods revelation of Himself, and also regarding His people. The doctrine of Sola Fide literally means “faith alone” and can be summarised this way: that, upon repentance of sin and faith in Jesus death in our place and for our sins on the cross, God imputes (or credits) His righteousness to our account so that when we stand before Him, he does not see our sin, but His own perfection.