By Faith Alone! Really???
Posted: October 30, 2017 Filed under: Etcetera | Tags: Against the Protestant teaching of Sola Fide, Faith and the works of faith: necessary for salvation, One is not justified by faith alone: James 2: 14 - 26, Sola Fide is unscriptural, We are to walk in good works of faith: Eph 2: 8 - 9, Work out your own salvation: Phil 2; 12 - 13 Leave a comment
Martin Luther
October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 theses against the contemporary expression of the Roman Catholic Church. Granted, many of his objections were justified, but Luther could not maintain control of the forces of the Reformation. Because of other radical personalities of the day, the consequences of his actions — ultimately — led not to a reformation, but a deformation of the Christian faith.
The resulting theological assumptions of the Reformation include, among others, Sola Fide (meaning justification/salvation by faith alone). In this posting I will only discuss “by faith alone.”
Father Irenaeus Williams 