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James 2:20\u201324<\/b>, Faith without works is dead. <\/i><\/b>James here is referring to the works of faith, not the works of the law. No man can live a good enough life to be saved by his Torah-obedience \u2014 the works of the law (Rom 3:20, 28; Gal 2:16; 3:11).<\/p>\n

Faith, however,\u00a0in Elohim is more than just mental ascent\u2014\u201ca knowing in your heart.\u201d It has to be backed up by action (and we\u2019re not talking about the works of the law). For example, when Elohim told Abraham to leave Babylon or to sacrifice Isaac, he obeyed. Many were healed in Yeshua\u2019s ministry because they had faith in the Master and backed that faith up with corresponding action, which was the evidence of their faith.<\/p>\n

This faith-action continuum had nothing to do with Torah-obedience, but had everything to do with \u201cputting your money where your mouth is\u201d so to speak. This is what James is talking about here, and this in no wise contradicts the teachings of Paul who said that no man is justified by the works of the law.<\/p>\n

When Paul declares in Ephesians 2:8\u20139, \u201cFor by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of Elohim, not of works\u2026,\u201d he was correct and not opposed to James. What\u2019s more, Paul goes on to say in verse 10, \u201cFor we are [Elohim\u2019s] workmanship, created in Messiah Yeshua for good works\u2026that we should walk in them.\u201d<\/p>\n

These good works (i.e., obedience to the Torah) are the fruits, evidence or proof of our salvation\u2014the works that back up our faith. So, in summary, the Bible teaches that we need the works of faith to lead us to salvation, as well as the works of faith after we have received Elohim\u2019s free gift of salvation as evidence that we are saved. This fact in no way contravenes the reality of salvation by grace through trusting belief in Yeshua the Messiah, which is apart from the works of the Torah-law.<\/p>\n

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