Someone in the Bible asked Jesus Christ, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17). That was the perfect opportunity for Jesus to shed more light on sola fide. Jesus could have simply said, "Just believe in Me and you are good to go." He could have said, "There is absolutely nothing you can do. Just have faith." But He didn't.
Instead, Jesus started listing commandments: "Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness..." (Mark 10:19). As a matter of fact, He went even further and told the man, "Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor... and come, take up the cross, and follow Me" (Mark 10:21).
If these are not works, what else are we going to call them?
Jesus Christ spent His entire ministry telling people to do things. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive others, help the poor, repent, obey God's commandments, persevere to the end. He never preached a Christianity where you just believe and then sit down doing nothing.
So I think it's funny when people say faith alone saves.
So as you can see, Jesus didn't even teach sola fide.
Faith is necessary, yes. But Faith that produces no obedience is dead. Faith that produces no works is dead (James 2:26).
Anybody telling you that faith alone will save you while ignoring Mark 10:17-21 may be leading you straight to hell.
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This Pentecostal pastor tried to hold a service exactly the way the first-century Christians did it.
He told his congregation to give him 30 days to go and study and prepare.
Within those 30 days, he became Catholic.
@AbaddonSpeaks Yeah look up Jewish wedding practices from back in the day. Maybe then it’ll sink through your thick skull. I swear you Protestants and your churches that reject historical context are cringey.
@Xtopher_Uzo Protestants seem to think that God is a lone agent. Completely disregarding that he has always gotten angels and men to speak his words and do his work on his behalf. Why did God send Gabriel to Mary when he could’ve passed on the message himself?
@JeremiahKassin@residentreformr Not only a large number. 100% of Christian’s at the time. So when did your “denomination” begin? And what makes it true compared to the apostolic churches?
@lufftale@residentreformr Nice try. I didn’t deny the definition of church. But of the church is in heresy then they aren’t the church. So tell me, was Jesus a liar or not?