White Horse Inn Does Sola Fide Make People Doubt their Salvation? White Horse Inn Responds to Trent Horn
Jul 6, 2025
In this discussion, Trent Horn, a Catholic apologist and host of the Council of Trent YouTube channel, explores how sola fide can lead to doubts about salvation. Michael Horton and others counter with insights on the Reformation's understanding of faith alone, emphasizing that assurance of salvation stems from Christ's completed work rather than personal performance. They dissect key differences between Catholic and Protestant beliefs, particularly around justification, the role of works, and the importance of community and Scripture in nurturing faith.
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Justification By Christ Alone
- Justification by faith means we are justified solely by Christ's righteousness imputed to us and received by faith alone.
- Good works are the result, not the cause, of salvation, so assurance rests in Christ, not in our performance.
Works in Justification vs Sanctification
- Good works are part of salvation with regard to sanctification, not justification.
- The Reformation distinguishes justification by faith alone from sanctification where good works flow as fruit of saving faith.
Faith Alone, But Not Alone Faith
- True saving faith always produces good works as its natural fruit, not as a cause of justification.
- Faith alone justifies, but never by a faith that actually is alone, illustrated by Calvin and John Owen's analogies.