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He, in administering the righteous judgment of the Father to all, assigns to each what is righteous according to his works. And being present at His judicial decision, all, both men and angels and demons, shall utter one voice, saying, Righteous is Your judgment.
Of which voice the justification will be seen in the awarding to each that which is just; since to those who have done well shall be assigned righteously eternal bliss, and to the lovers of iniquity shall be given eternal punishment. . . . the righteous will remember only the righteous deeds by which they reached the heavenly kingdom, . . . (Against Plato, On the Cause of the Universe, 3)
But who are they who have reconciliation made for their sins, but they who believe in His name, and propitiate His countenance by good works? (On Daniel, second fragment)
And in like manner, the Gentiles by faith in Christ prepare for themselves eternal life through good works. (On Proverbs, first fragment)
For to be disobedient to God, and obedient to men, works eternal death and punishment. (On Susannah)
. . . a recompense be rendered to each man according to his works. (Refutation of All Heresies, Bk. IX, ch. 25)
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Photo credit: Roman sculpture of Hippolytus, found in 1551. Fiat 500e (11-7-23) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license]
Summary: Hippolytus (d. c. 235) denied the novel Protestant doctrine of “faith alone” or sola fide, like — scholars tell us — all of the Church fathers did.
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