Reevaluating Sola Scriptura in Christian Religious Education: Theological Foundations and Contemporary Challenges

This study explores the principle of Sola Scriptura as the foundational pillar of Reformation theology and its implications for Christian Religious Education (CRE), particularly amid the challenges of the postmodern era. Sola Scriptura affirms the Bible as the sole highest authority in Christian doctrine and practice, rejecting any equivalent authority from church tradition or subjective experience. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach through literature and document analysis related to the implementation of Sola Scriptura in CRE. The findings reveal that although Sola Scriptura has historically driven church renewal, education, and the growth of Christian communities, its application today faces serious challenges, including secularism, relativism, syncretism, denominational fragmentation, and the proliferation of heretical teachings.