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Except that did not teach what you are saying they taught. If you say, justified by Faith, yes, but never did they say that it was Faith alone in the sense of Luther and Calvin and more to the point, you will never find Calvins Monogersim. It was always Christ saves thru his Grace [that is where the alone stops] and faith is necessary but Faith has to expressed thru the Christian virtue of Love as Christ said over, and over, and over again as well as St. Paul [cf. Gal 5:6] and among the three Theological Virtures, faith, hope and love, it is love that is the greatest [1 Cor 13:13].

As GK Chesterton stated, the Reformers right on many things they affirm, but they are always wrong on what the reject. So affirming Faith, absolutely, but separating it from living the Christian moral virtues [10 commandments, Beatitudes] of which Love God with all your heart mind and soul and neighbor as yourself fullfill.

Protestant thelogy separates these which is why Calvins Forensic Imputed can’t ever reconcile God’s Love, if God Loves me, he never comes into communion with me under Calvins Forensic Faith alone/Divine Monogersim. Love implies a giving of ones total self just as CHrist did on the Cross, in response to his call and because of Grace [ALone here is fine with me], we come into Faith and Live the virtue of Christian Love, both of which we can only do because of God’s Grace, which would be more synergestic [both the Catholic and Eastern ORthodox view]