''Solus Christus'' or ''In Christo solo'' (

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in + ablative, sōlō Christō, meaning "in

Christ Jesus ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the M ...

alone") is one of the

five solae The three ''solae'' or five ''solae'' ( from the Latin ', lit. "alone"; occasionally Anglicized to five solas) of the Protestant Reformation are a foundational set of Christian theological principles theorized to be central to the doctrines o ...

that summarize the Protestant Reformers' basic belief that

salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

is by faith in Christ alone.

Doctrine

Through the atoning work of

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

alone, apart from individual works, and that Christ is the only mediator between God and man. It holds that salvation cannot be obtained without Christ. William A. Dyrness, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, ''Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2009, p. 512

Biblical arguments

As the foundation of the "solus christus" doctrine, various biblical verses can be invoked according to theologians. *

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14:6 – "Jesus replied: I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." *

First Epistle to Timothy The First Epistle to Timothy is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the pastoral epistles, along with Second Timothy and Titus. The letter, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, consists ...

2:5 – "Because there is only one God, and only one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." *

Acts The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-par ...

4:10–12 – "May all of you and all the people of Israel know that this happened in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ��And there is no salvation in anyone else; for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved"

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Articles on the five ''sola''s
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Doctrine

Biblical arguments

See also

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