Saint Paul taught that good works must accompany saving faith (Eph. 2:10; Tit. 3:8; Gal. 5:6; Phil. 2:11-12).
But here’s the one that protestants like to ignore.
Revelation 20: 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Friend, I’m not ignoring anything and neither do protestants who understand protestant beliefs. I completely and totally believe good works accompany faith, they are evidence of faith before men. But good works do not secure salvation because salvation is by grace through faith. There are countless passages that make that clear.
I go back to the clear words of St. Paul I posted earlier:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” —Ephesians 2:8-9
“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” —Romans 3:20
Paul works his way through the spiritual condition of all men and comes to this conclusion in Romans 3: “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” —Romans 3:28