Sola Fide or no????

Sacraments are a bit of a different discussion I feel. In the interests of keeping discussion from derailing, maybe we should stay on the topic of works as in good deeds and charity.

As far as I'm aware, catholics and other sacramentalists do not claim charitable actions are saving works, but they do say so for the sacraments. I don't think sacraments can be removed from the debate because they meet the definition of "work" and it's claimed that they are requisite in receiving grace.

I dun geddit.

Where are we miscommunicating?
Does Sola fide contradict the instruction to turn the other cheek? The answer is no. Sola fide is a doctrine regarding how to receive salvation.

I don't know what Catholics believe, I'm an Orthodox. We would classify charity, repentance, prayer, good deeds in general, and participation in the church, sacraments, etc as all good works. But it seemed like you were objecting to Sacraments being classified as a work. That's what I meant by derailing.

Faith shown by works maybe? That would fit pretty well with the idea that the faith is what saves, but the works are the outward sign of that faith.

They are all escapable by referring to the tradition, if you don't like Catholics, then look at the Orthos, if not them, then the Copts, if not them, then the Ethipians, if not them, then the Assyrians, if not them, then the Indians, not a single one of the old Churches with succession agree with you or your assinine statements.

Proof from tradition

sure if by "escapable" you mean "I don't have to provide an argument"

First, it's not enough to simply specify "faith." Rather you have to specify in what you put your faith, because many people place their faith in the wrong thing. They might believe in their works or the fact they were born in a certain place to a certain family for instance. That's not the faith of Christ.

We are called to believe in the blood of Christ to save. That requires turning away from any other faiths. There is only one faith to speak of from Scripture, and that is in the Son. To say however that this doesn't involve work is wrong because Christ did the ultimate work and moreover God did a work in us to give us the chance to believe. Philippians 1:6 says

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"

Also Romans 8:29 says

"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."

And Revelation 21 says:

"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

Lastly, consider what it says in 1 Corinthians 15:10

"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

Let God do his works. Meanwhile, rest in the Lord. Let the Lord increase, let yourself decrease.