Solus Christus: The Ground of Sola Scriptura

In the final analysis, the supreme theological warrant for sola scriptura can only be solus Christus. To practice sola scriptura with the Reformers is to recognize that Jesus Christ is the ultimate content, author, and interpreter of Scripture: “By urging Scripture alone Luther was in fact urging Christ alone. Solus Christus is the presupposition and ground of sola scriptura.” However, just as sola scriptura does not imply “without tradition,” so solus Christus does not entail “without the Spirit.”
- Kevin J. Vanhoozer, The Drama of Doctrine (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press), 197.