A quick word on sola fide and conduct
Sola fide or "faith alone" is so important that it extends past the question of salvation and affects how we live our lives. As an example, consider the incident at Antioch. Paul writes in Galatians 2:12–13, “For before certain men came from James, [Peter] was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.” Paul highlights this incident because “their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel” (v. 14). If the Gentiles have come to full faith in Christ, and Christ tore down the partition between the two, then Peter and the rest of the Jews shouldn’t be acting as though works like diet choices or the flesh (i.e., nationality) can make someone a second-class Kingdom citizen. Paul goes on to explain the point. He writes that “we know that a person is not j...