James 2:21-25
James 2:21
Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
James 2:22
You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;
James 2:23
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
James 2:24
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
James 2:25
In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?