[mrobisr]

“the new doctrine of ‘faith alone”

So would you consider Polycarp a “new doctrine”?

Polycarp 1:3
for as much as ye know
that it is by grace ye are saved, not of works, but by the will of
God through Jesus Christ.

Polycarp 9:2
being persuaded that all these ran not in vain but in faith and
righteousness,

Polycarp 12:2
Now may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal
High-priest Himself the [Son of God Jesus Christ, build you up in
faith and truth,

The original was “Faith Alone” brought to you by Jesus Christ, His Apostles, and protestants.

[Little Blue Nun]

I do not find St. Polycarp in the Cannon of my Bible and my Bible contains the six books that the protestants in direct defiance of Apocalypse 22:18&19 and enjoins upon its believers: "For I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophesy of this book: If any man shall add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophesy, God shall take away His part out of the Book of Life, and out of the Holy City, and from these things that are written in this book."

Neither is the book of St. Polycarp mentioned in what the Protestants call the apocrypha. I do find that St. Polycarp apparently received as the other Church Fathers did, letters written by and shared by St. Paul, St. Peter, and other communications amongst the Church leaders at that time. I therefore can and do consider him an ancillary source to what's in my Bible. I do also regard it my duty to my God to consider the full Bible in my endeavor to understand and pass on my faith. I find it totally unproductive to cling to a single verse or verses without considering the whole Word of God.

I believe it absolutely necessary to remind myself and others that St. Paul had spent long periods of time in teaching the churches that he had established. And so I rely more heavily of what Jesus said, with all ties going to Jesus rather than to put Jesus' teachings aside in favor of St. Paul's. After all St. Paul in his letters could do no more than hit the highlights.