THE FIVE SOLAS
Tukum pen Martin Luther in pawlpi
paidan hoih sa lo a kum 1517 October 31 zan a “95 Thesis” kici Wittenberg
biakinnpi-a a suankhiat zawh kum zanga cinna (1517-2017) hi a, tua hun pan
kipan, “reformation period” kici sung a paidan, updan, zuihdan hoih lo ci a
Martin Luther, John Calvin leh Khris ading a mihangsan paimasate
thupaipih/thumeilet pen thu nga danin kigen a, tua pen “Five Solas” kici hi.
‘Sola’ kici pen Latin pau hi a, “bek”
cihna ahi hi. Five Solas kici pen – Sola
Gratia (Hehpihna bek), Solo
Christo/Solus Christus (Christ bek), Sola
Fide (Upna bek), Sola Scriptura (Lai
Siangtho bek), leh Soli Deo Gloria (Pasian
minthanna ding bek) cihna ahi hi.
The Reformation
Reformation thu a kigen ciangin
lungsimah Martin Luther hong kilang masapen zel hi. Tua banah, John Calvin,
Zwingli cihte zong a kimangngilh thei lo puahphatna hun leh a nungciang a Khris
ading a mihangsan masate ahi uh hi. Hih puahphatna kici pen amau teng bek nasep
hi loin, kum tampi paisa pana pawlpi sunga cidamlohna om, kum 1517 October 31 a
Martin Luther in Wittenberg biakinnpi a “95 Thesis” kici pawlpi kalsuan
khialhna tuamtuam a suankhiat pana hong puakkham, meikuang bang a kuangkhia
hizaw hi.
Hih reformation hangin pawlpi sungah
kikhenna, kilemlohna, leh kilangneihna tampi omin, upzia, sandan leh kalsuandan
hoihzaw leh Lai Siangtho tawh kituakzaw hi a theihna hangin pawlpi tampi hong
pian lawh a, haksatna tampi om mah leh Khristiante khangthu adingin hizah a hun
manpha om lo hi.
The Five Solas
Gensa mah bangin, tua ‘reformation’ hun
sung a Khris ading a mihangsan masate in, bawlsiatna, pampaihna, dona, leh
sihna dong ciang thuak ding uh cih a theih uh hangin, hangsan taka a paipih uh,
a thubulphuh, a zuih leh a letkip uh thute pen hih anuaiate ahi hi.
Sola Gratia –
Hehpihna bek: Mihingte mawhna hang a si ding, hell
khuk tung ding kimlai, Pasian “hehpihna” hang bek tawh Amah tawh a kizom kik
thei i hi hi (Efe. 2:8). Mihingte ngetzawh man hiam, na hoih sep zawh man hiam
a ‘hotkhiatna’ lampi a Tapa Jesu Khris tawh hong bawlsak hi loin, mawhna hang a
si ding mihingte hong it, hong hehpih ahih manin Jesu Khris tungtawnin a lampi
hong bawlsak hizaw hi (John 3:16; Rom. 3:24).
Sola Fide – Upna bek: Hih Sola Fide pen Pasian hehpihna hang a
hong kipia hotkhiatna pen a khawnkhong (free) hi a, tua pen mihing hoihna hiam,
na hoih sep zawhna hang hiam, bang bang hang hiam hi loin “Upna” hang bek a
kingah hi, cihna ahi hi. Midangte ading na hoih sepna hiam, vangam lutna ding
letmat (letter of indulgence) lei zawh man hiam hi loin, Pasian in hong
piakkhong “upna” tungtawna ‘hotkhiatna’ kingah hi, cih ahi hi (Efe. 2:8-9; Rom.
5:1).
Solus Christus –
Khris bek: Sola
Christus cih ciangin, “Jesu” bek pen ‘nuntakna/hotkhiatna’ lampi hi (John
14:6) cihna ahi hi. Pasian leh mihingte kikala kilemsak (the only mediator)
Jesu bek (1 Tim. 2:5) ahi hi. Pasian ‘hehpihna’ hang a ‘Jesu Khris’ bek ‘upna’
pen ‘hotkhiatna’ lampi ahi hi. Midang kua hiam, siampi liante ahih kei leh
lampi dang sum le pai peuh, pilna siamna peuh tawh ‘hotkhiatna’ ngah theih hi
loin, Jesu tungtawn bekin a kingah thei hi bek hi (Heb. 7:23, 25; Rom. 8:34;
Sawl. 4:12).
Sola Scriptura – Lai
Siangtho bek: Lai Siangtho bek pen Pasian humop (2
Tim. 3:16-17; c.f. 2 Pet. 1:20-21) hi a, Khristiante ading a thuneipen (final
and highest authority) ahi hi. Mihing ngaihsut tawmna, pawlpi paidan ngeina
(church traditions) leh pawlpi vaihawmna (church councils), Lai Siangtho tawh a
kituak kei leh tuate pen bangmah lo, cihna ahi hi. Lai Siangtho in ‘hotkhiatna’
pen Pasian hehpihna hang a Jesu Khris upna bek tawh kingah thei, ci ahih manin
thu dangdang om ta mah leh, tuate pen kimanna om lo, bangmah lo cihna ahi hi.
Soli Deo Gloria –
Pasian minthanna ding bek: Tua
Jesu Khris upna tungtawna nuntakna pen Pasian minthanna ding bek ahi hi. Bang
hang hiam cih leh, hotkhiatna pen Pasian aa, Pasian bekin a sep theih ahih
manin, a vangliatna pulak a, kilatsak pen nuntakna thak nuntakzia ding ahi hi.
Khristian nuntakna-ah, mi thupi leh mi lian, kua kua hiam lungdam-kipaksak ding
lam hi loin, nuntakna ii tup le ngim pen Pasian minthanna ding bek ahi hi (1
Cor. 10:31; c.f. Isa. 43:7).
Tua hi a…
Tua hi a, Adam leh Evi mawhna hang a
Pasian tawh kikhen, mawhna tawh a kidim mihingte Pasian in hong it lua ahih
manin “hehpihna” tawh kizop kik
theihna ding hong bawlsakin, a Tapa Jesu leitungah hong sawl a, tua “Jesu” bek “Upna” tungtawnin ‘hotkhiatna’ kingah thei hi. Pilna siamna, sum le
pai, na hoih sep leh gentheih man hiama Pasian tawh kizom kik thei hi loin,
Tapa Jesu Khris upna hang tawh kizom thei i hi hi. Tua bang mite a makaih ding,
lampi maan a lak ding pen thu dangdangte hi loin, a thuneipen ding “Lai Siangtho” hi a, laibu dangdang
hiam, mihing ngaihsut tawm thute hi lo hi. Tua ci bang a, ‘hehpihna’ hang a ‘Jesu’
bek Honpa leh Gumpa hi cih a ‘Um/sang’ a, Lai Siangtho tawh kituak a nungta
mite tup le ngim (goal) pen Pasian “minthanna”
a nuntakna tungtawnna kilatsak ahi hi.
Thukhupna
Mihangsan pai masate in bawlsiatna,
pampaihna, langdona, leh haksatna tampi thuakin, thudik/thumaan, Lai Siangtho
tawh kituak thute na gum uh a, na lenkip uh hi. Tuhun i Khristian nuntakna-ah,
tua thumaan/thudikte i thupisak mah hiam? Pasian hehpihna, Tapa Jesu bek lampi,
up kisam ahihna phawk kha loin, ei sepzawh man peuh, hoih man peuh, pil le
siam, hauh man peuh a hotkhiatna ngah i kisa kha hiam? Lai Siangtho kisam sa lo
liang zahin ei ut peuh, thalawp pakna peuh, hoihsak peuh vai i hawmsak kha
hiam? Pasian minthanna ding, mite in Pasian vangliatna a muhna ding kimlai,
eima mimal phattuamna ding ciang bek, leitung thu a meetna ding bek khawngin
Pasian thu ngaihsunin i zang kha hiam? Mimal hiin pawlpi hi leh kipuahphat kik
i kisam hiam?
Pasian hehpihna hangin Jesu Khris bek upna
tawh a thupipen Lai Siangtho hong hilh bangin hotkhiatna kingah a, tua nuntakna
pen Pasian minthansakna ding ahi hi. Saved
by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture
alone, for the Glory of God alone!!
