Why does the Bible contain...
- James 2:17
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead
- James 2:24
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only
- James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also
- Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven
- Mark 16:15-16
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned
- Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city
If Faith Only Saves?
What about Faithfulness (beginning in 2 Timothy 4)?