John Owen on Sola Fide

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

‎"We are justified by faith alone, but we are not justified by that faith which can be alone. Alone, respects its influence into our justification, not its nature and existence. And we absolutely deny that we can be justified by that faith which can be alone. That is without a principle of spiritual life and universal obedience operative in all the works of it as duty doth require."

John Owen, Works, Vol. 5 pg 73

 

[puritanpilgrim]

I think Luther said it in similar words. Of course so did James and John.

 

[DMcFadden]

I am currently reading Waldron's doctoral dissertation on sola fide. After establishing the Reformation doctrine in Luther, Calvin, and the 16th and 17th century confessional statements, he tackles Dan Fuller, Norm Shepherd, and Don Garlington. It is sad to see the departures from sola fide by those professing Reformed and evangelical creds.