Is the doctrine of "Sola Fide" or "Faith Alone" unbiblical (i.e man-made)?

Question

Many Protestants teach this doctrine, but WHERE does the Bible teach that we are justified by “faith alone” ?

Yes. Faith IS required... BUT faith ALONE?

It appears that the only place in Scripture where the phrase “faith alone” appears is in James where it is negated (preceded by "not").

"See how a person is justified by works and NOT by faith alone." (James 2:24)

The doctrine we DO get from the Bible is that faith AND works have to go together. Not one separated from the other.

"Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?" (James 2:20)

Faith without the works is useless and good deeds without faith are useless. This is what the Catholic Church teaches.

Do you think "Sola Fide" or "Faith Alone" is an unbiblical man-made doctrine?

I do.... who's with me?

"This is why Martin Luther wanted it thrown out of the canon of Scripture"

"Martin Luther wanted".... so what?

Martin Luther didn't "throw out" anything from the Canon of Scripture because he did not have the AUTHORITY to change the Canon of Scripture much less to create another church.

Answer 1

You're correct, Sola Fide is a false doctrine.

Answer 2

Faith Hope and Love and the greatest of these is LOVE!

James 2:14-18, 1Corth 15:58, Heb 6:10, Matt 16:27, Col 3:23-24
Grace alone, not faith or works.

Faith written 88 times in Romans and the Gospels: Only 6 times does faith mean certain belief.

Never does it mean belief in ones own justification.

Abraham justified by the Truth of Divine promise. His actions of Faith were first, then declared righteous.
Saint Paul states we must profess Faith with out heart AND mouth. Rm10:9

Faith can be shipwrecked 1Tim 1:19
Faith can be disowned 1 Tim 5:8
Faith can be departed from 1 Tim 4:1

Answer 3

Yeah, works follow faith. Sometimes good works like charity can LEAD to faith.

Either way, protestants like Luther are the ones who claim the "alone", that's why they are wrong.

Both are necessary.

Works can lead to faith, examples of this are endless - a non-religious person volunteers to work at a hospital, he sees the faith of the patient who is dying and comes to faith.. a scientist is searching for truth, through his work he realizes that there must have been a Creator, faith through works... a fallen away Christian decides to drive his old mum to Church one Sunday, he hears a song or message he hadn't heard in a long time and renews his faith...

Answer 4

yet its ok for Protestants to call their non secular chief Reverend. Its hipocritical to demonize the Church for calling their leaders something previous the rank of human, whilst reverend (somebody worth of veneration) is likewise previous the rank of human. It grew to become into easy for early Christians to call one yet another brother and sister, so the obtrusive rank of a pacesetter could be...you guessed it.....father. This additionally standard all of Christianity as a relatives, which i'm uncertain how absolutely everyone can call that a foul factor. besides, Roman society wherein Christianity grew grew to become into ruled via the patriarch. Calling somebody father grew to become into in simple terms like calling somebody sargent or chief. It grew to become into Roman way of existence. My advise to you is to focus on your guy or woman faith. If the worst factor approximately my faith is that we call our leaders father, i visit contemplate Catholicism a sturdy faith. you desire to %. aside theology, i encourage you to attempt, yet whilst the main suitable you're able to do is nit %. at simantics, I pitty you.

Answer 5

Okay, Sweetie:

James is of course the proof-text for Catholic's incorporation of works into their Soteriology. This is why Martin Luther wanted it thrown out of the canon of Scripture. The Reformed position on Sola Fide is "salvation is by faith alone, but faith is never alone." In other words, works follow faith. Thus true faith produces work, like a good tree its fruit. So even if those two verses in James seem to imply a works method, the weight of Scripture shows "faith only." James's two verses must be interpreted from the greater amount of Scripture and not the other way around.


1.Rom. 3:28-30, "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one."

2.Rom. 4:5, "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness,"

3.Rom. 5:1, "therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,"

4.Rom. 9:30, "What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith."

5.Rom. 10:4, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes."

6.Rom. 11:6, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace."

7.Gal. 2:16, "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."

8.Gal. 2:21, “I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”

9.Gal.3:5-6, "Does He then, who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? 6Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

10.Gal. 3:24, "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith."

11.Eph. 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Not by works, lest any man should boast."

12.Phil. 3:9, "and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith."

Answer 6

very true. i don't understand how someone can be virtuous by faith without good work and good action.