James 2:24
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
We are discussing grace, and not faith or works.
I wondered when James would enter the picture. It is my understanding that Lutheran seminarians are given the task of reconciling James and his emphasis on good works (which it seems to me is really the heart of Jewish rather than Christian theology) with the statements of Christ himself. As I recall, Lutheran theologians say it cannot be done.