Gee, I see what you mean! Read a few more verses and it TOTALLY changes things!
[Jas 2:20-26 KJV] 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them] out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Where on earth did we get the crazy notion that the Biblical writers never defined "faith" the way modern Protestants do?
Oh yeah...Sacred Tradition passed down by the Apostles: that's how. And surprise, surprise! All those Fathers you quoted learned what Christian "faith" is the same way.
How myopic does one have to be to squawk "call no man father"like an obnoxious parrot, then ignore "by works a man is justified, and not by faith only" and advocate for sola fide?
It’s called reading chapter 1 of James.
Thank you for proving my point about how painfully ignorant you are of Scripture.
I’ve also proved upthread that the church fathers believed in sola fide; many even used the words faith alone.
You know, if you cared enough to read.