I believe the references I provided along with the relevant Scripture passages more than adequately explained how the book of James is perfectly in line with and in no way contradicts the doctrine of salvation and our justification being by grace through faith apart from our works.
I've seen the twisting and wrangling the Roman Catholic church had to do to that doctrine over the centuries in her attempts to explain away the blatant and obvious problem that exists when a few passages seem to be saying the polar opposite of multiple other ones. St. Peter warned that it was the unstable and unlearned who would find Paul's writings hard to understand and who would twist and distort them to their own destruction. Quibbling turned to out and out lying which proceeded to persecution and execution of those who would not play along. Not one Reformer advocated for what is called "cheap grace" or "easy believism" which was often the accusation of polemicists, afraid to trust the work of the Holy Spirit within the life of each believer.
“Twisting and Mangling” their own document? Now that’s funny.
Needed a good laugh this morning. Without those mean old Catholics there would be no Bible for you and your ilk to twist and mangle and pervert the meaning.
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.