Editing Sola fide (section)

== Protestant Controversies ==
Some scholars of Early Christianity are adherents of the [[New Perspective on Paul]] and so believe sola fide is a misinterpretation on the part of Lutherans and that Paul was actually speaking about laws (such as Circumcision, Dietary laws, Sabbath, Temple rituals, etc.) that were considered essential for the Jews of the time.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The New Perspective on Paul|last = Dunn|first = James D. G.|publisher = Eerdmans Publishing Co.|year = 2005|isbn = 978-0-8028-4562-7|location = Grand Rapids}}</ref>

The doctrine of justification by faith alone and the role of repentance in salvation has been interpreted differently by different Protestants, causing multiple controversies such as the [[Georg Major|Majoristic]] controversy (16th century),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bente |first=F. |date=2020-11-03 |title=The Majoristic Controversy |url=https://thebookofconcord.org/introductory-materials/historical-introductions/the-majoristic-controversy/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Book of Concord |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Antinomian Controversy]] (17th century),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaefer |first=Paul |title=The New England Antinomian Controversy |url=https://www.monergism.com/new-england-antinomian-controversy |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Monergism.com}}</ref> the [[Marrow Controversy]] (18th century),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazar |first=Shawn |date=12 March 2019 |title=Saving Faith Debated in Scotland in 1720 |url=https://faithalone.org/blog/saving-faith-debated-in-scotland-in-1720/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |publisher=Grace Evangelical Society |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Andy |date=October 2015 |title=A Righteousness Apart from the Law That Is Not against the Law: The Story and Message of The Marrow of Modern Divinity |url=https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=505 |access-date=2022-12-16 |work=Ordained Servant |publisher=Orthodox Presbyterian Church |language=en}}</ref> the [[Lordship salvation controversy]] (1980s),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bob |first=Lyle |date=9 June 2009 |title=Understanding the Lordship Salvation Controversy |url=https://www.equip.org/articles/understanding-the-lordship-salvation-controversy/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |publisher=Christian Research Institute}}</ref> and the [[Hyper-Grace theology#History|Hyper-Grace]] controversy (21st century).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ellis |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2kHEAAAQBAJ&q=Hyper-Grace+controversy |title=The Hyper-Grace Gospel: A Response to Michael Brown and Those Opposed to the Modern Grace Message |date=2014-04-02 |publisher=KingsPress |isbn=978-1-927230-40-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Michael L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpTeCwAAQBAJ&q=Hyper-Grace+controversy |title=The Grace Controversy: Answers to 12 Common Questions |date=2016-05-03 |publisher=Charisma Media |isbn=978-1-62998-920-4 |language=en}}</ref>