James 2:20-26

When will you ever learn that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham declared righteous for a deed, in that he offered his son Isaac on the altar? Do you see that his faith and his actions worked together? As a result of his actions his faith was made complete, and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed GOD, and it was credited to him as righteousness." In fact, he was called the friend of GOD. So you see, we are justified by what we do, and not by faith alone. In like manner, was not Rahab the prostitute declared righteous for a deed, in that she hid the spies and later sent them off by another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith without works is dead.