Is “Faith Alone” Biblical? An Orthodox Response

Is Sola Fide—“Faith Alone”—biblical, and how does Orthodoxy understand salvation? Fr. Peter Heers responds to claims from the Christianly podcast (“Why Gen Z is Flocking to Eastern Orthodoxy”), addressing imputed righteousness, the contrast between Sola Fide and the synergistic life in Christ, and the roles of Baptism, grace, theosis, and the Church in our salvation. Drawing on Scripture and the Holy Fathers, we show why “Faith Alone” misses the fullness of the Gospel and how Orthodoxy heals and transforms the person.

Chapters:
00:00 – The big divide: Sola Fide
01:54 – Protestant minimalism vs fullness
03:54 – Synergy misunderstood
05:54 – Is “Faith Alone” in Scripture?
08:02 – Salvation: past, present, future
09:21 – Salvation through the Church & the Mysteries
12:20 – Assurance vs “fear and trembling”
15:28 – Future salvation and St. Paul’s warning
18:34 – Grace, theosis, Divine Energies

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