Monday, March 6, 2023

John Chrysostom, Homilies on John 31.1 vs. Sola Fide

In Homilies on John 31.1, John Chrysostom wrote:

 

But why speak I of a portion of doctrine? Though a man believe rightly on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, yet if he lead not a right life, his faith will avail nothing towards his salvation.

 

This is how the text appears in PG 59:176:

 



 

Καὶ τί λέγω περὶ μέρους δόγματος; Κἂν γὰρ εἰς τὸν Πατέρα τις καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν ὀρθῶς πιστεύσῃ , καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, βίον δὲμὴ ἔχῃ ὀρθὸν , οὐδὲν αὐτῷ κέρδος τῆς πίστεως e εἰς σωτηρίαν.

 

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