About Sola Scriptura
Ministries
and Grace Bible Church
Sola Scriptura Ministries
is
not a para-church organization, rather an outreach of Grace
Bible Church, which is detailed
below. We would share four key thoughts with you about
this ministry.
Sola Scriptura Ministries
Our Purpose
Sola Scriptura is Latin for
“the Scripture Alone” and formed the very foundation of
the Protestant Reformation. Sola Scriptura Ministries is
a ministry of Grace Bible Church of Meeker, Colorado and
its pastor, Dr. J. D. Watson. Its burden is the defense
of the infallibility, authority, and sufficiency of the
Word of God as the only rule in all matters. In a day
when the Scriptures are more and more diluted and
ignored, there is an ever-increasing need to “earnestly
contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the
saints” (Jude 3).
Our purpose, therefore, is to
defend the Scriptures through the pulpit and printed
page. Through booklets, books, and computer resources,
it is our goal to challenge Christians to stand for
Biblical authority.
Our Policy
One of the greatest burdens we have is the way
most publishers in our day operate. Whether it is true
or not, it at least appears
that many publishers are more concerned about money than
ministry. It is tragic that God’s Word is considered as
just another product and is marketed accordingly.
It is, therefore, our policy that we make our
publications available on what is commonly called “a
loving offering basis.” While a suggested donation is
given for each item, this is meant only as a guideline
for those who are led to support the work.
Nothing is ever
demanded
. If you can’t afford to give, or
even if you can but don’t wish to, that is fine. We make
these resources available as God provides. No
individuals receive any donated money. All monies are
used for further publications. Our
purpose is for this ministry to
truly be a ministry. We simply seek
to cover costs and propagate further outreach.
Our Publications
There is much on this site,
so we hope you will take the time to look around. The
Resources page
, for
example, lists books, booklets, and many other
articles. The
Sola Scriptura CD-ROM
Library, Volume 1
page details the contents of the first
major resource from the ministry
.
Our Passion
As already noted, our passion is
that of the authority and sufficiency of Scripture. One
aspect of that is the exposition of the Word. Solid
expository preaching is all but gone in our day, being
replaced by everything under the sun. It is our desire
to defend such preaching, and there is a lot of it on
this site.
Another aspect of this passion,
however, is the defense of the Traditional Text of the
New Testament, on which the Textus Receptus and
Authorized King James Version are based. Our founder, in
fact, was not trained in this position. Like most in
recent history, he was trained to trust the Critical
Text and modern versions of the Bible as “the best,” and
he even taught this way for several years. But when
confronted with the real facts, his view changed
dramatically.
Now, we are well aware
of the controversy of this issue, and we have been
criticized severally for our position. As an example,
our founder received an email from one visitor that
said, “How sad, you’re just another King James only
website.” That comment was deeply distressing, because
it could not be further from the truth. The typical KJV
only advocate is an embarrassment as he “foams at the
mouth” and casts aspersion upon anyone who does not
agree with him.
This is
not our
platform . We
believe in the evidence and attitudes from the scholars
who have dealt with this issue but who have been
largely ignored by most who hold the typical view of today.
Much of that scholarly work is represented on this web
site. All we ask is that we not be lumped in with the
“Peter Ruckmans” who are neither scholarly, fair, nor
gracious.
Grace Bible Church
The founder of
Sola
Scriptura Ministries
believes strongly in the primacy of the local church to
carry on ministry in the world. It is for this reason
that
Sola
Scriptura Ministries
are
simply an outreach of Grace Bible Church, in Meeker,
Colorado.
Grace Bible Church is a small
church tucked away in the beautiful Colorado Rockies. It
is a work where expository preaching and teaching are at
the heart of the ministry and where believers minister
to one another and are witnesses to a lost world. If you
are ever in the area, we invite you to worship with us.
We are easy to find on the corner
of 3rd and Garfield Streets. As you come through town on
Highway
13,
turn North on 3rd Street, come three blocks and you’re
there. Like the sign says, our services are Sunday
morning at 10:30, Sunday evening at 6:00, and Wednesday
night prayer meeting at 7:00. Phone: (970) 878-5490 (or
3228).
Grace Bible Church is also blessed
and thankful to be a member church ofFIRE,
Fellowship of Independent Reformed
Evangelicals, a unifying network (not an
independent organization) for independent Reformed (and
reforming) baptistic churches to experience mutual
edification, fellowship, cooperation and prayerful
support in ministries and missions. With other FIRE
churches, we affirm the five “Solas” of the
Reformation:
Sola Scriptura
– Scripture Alone
Sola Gratia
– Grace Alone
Sola Fide
– Faith Alone
Solus Christus
– Christ Alone
Soli Deo Gloria
– To the Glory of God Alone
We also stand in the tradition of
the historic Reformed Confessions of Faith such as
The London Baptist
Confession of 1644
and
The Second London
Baptist Confession of 1689.
Read (or listen to)
Pastor Watson’s six-message series
:
The
Five Solas of the Reformation
.
You can also visit
Meeker,
Colorado online. Just
click your browser’sBack button to return
here.
