Which term describes the Protestant doctrine that justification is by faith alone?

• A. Sola Scriptura
• B. Sola Fide
• C. Justification by Works
• D. Predestination

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is justification by faith alone. “Sola fide” is Latin for “by faith alone,” and it captures the Protestant claim that a person’s standing before God is declared righteous through trust in Christ’s atoning work, not through any merits or works of their own. This emphasis on faith as the channel of justification contrasts with the other options: sola scriptura centers on Scripture as the ultimate authority, predestination concerns God’s prior decree about salvation, and justification by works argues that deeds justify a person. So the term that names this doctrine is Sola Fide.