Justificatio sola fide (or simply sola fide), meaning justification by faith alone, is a soteriological doctrine in Christian theology commonly held to distinguish the Lutheran and Reformed traditions of Protestantism,[1] among others, from the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian and Anabaptist churches.[2][3] The doctrine asserts that it is on the basis of faith alone that believers are made right of sin (such as their transgressions of divine law); and not on the basis of what Paul the Apostle calls "works of the law",[4] which sola fide proponents interpret as including not only moral, legal or ceremonial requirements but any good works or "works of charity."
This forgiveness is known as "justification". In classical Lutheran and Reformed theologies, works are seen as crucial evidence of faith, but the works themselves do not determine salvation.[5] In contrast, Methodist doctrine affirms a belief in justification by faith that offers God's forgiveness, but holds that holy living with the goal of Christian perfection (sanctification) is essential for salvation.[5][6][7] Anabaptist theology categorically rejects the Lutheran and Reformed doctrine of sola fide, and instead emphasizes a "faith that works"; Anabaptists teach that "justification [began] a dynamic process by which the believer partook of the nature of Christ and was so enabled to live increasingly like Jesus."[8][2][9]
The doctrine of justification by faith alone and the role of repentance has been interpreted differently by different Protestants, causing multiple controversies such as the Antinomian Controversy, the Majoristic controversy, the Marrow Controversy, and the Lordship salvation controversy.[10][11][12][13][14]
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^Allen, Michael (2010). Reformed Theology. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-567-03429-8. With regard to sola fide, a contrast is being made with Rome's doctrine that faith must be formed by love (fides formata). The Reformed and Lutheran churches said that Rome essentially required faith and works for justification.
^Galatians 2:16
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^Lazar, Shawn (12 March 2019). "Saving Faith Debated in Scotland in 1720". Grace Evangelical Society. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
^Schaefer, Paul. "The New England Antinomian Controversy". Monergism.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^Wilson, Andy (October 2015). "A Righteousness Apart from the Law That Is Not against the Law: The Story and Message of The Marrow of Modern Divinity". Ordained Servant. Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^Bob, Lyle (9 June 2009). "Understanding the Lordship Salvation Controversy". Christian Research Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^Bente, F. (3 November 2020). "The Majoristic Controversy". Book of Concord. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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