The Thomistic Institute cover image

Saved by Works? The Catholic Theology of Salvation | Prof. Matthew Thomas

The Thomistic Institute

00:00

The Standard-Poly Dichotomy of Faith and Works of the Law

What does it mean to be justified by faith, apart from works of the law? Well, faith is understood by a lot of people as being an active kind of thing. And so, you can think of other things like in Paul's writing, he's talking about obedience to faith. He tends to use faith in obedience as term interchangeably. You might, however, wish to see it as essentially passive and receptive and not active. Here, there are three opportunities that we'll go.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app