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 salvation—past, present, and future. 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.