Growth in faith (through the word of God), leads to fruit bearing which shows in whom one has believed (Ja.2) This is only one small part of what works do and of what is written in James.
No, the only thing that works can do is show what one believes, they cannot help in salvation, which is by faith without the works of the law (Rom.4)
12,012 posted on 03/26/2007 4:00:22 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration
(For what saith the scripture? (Rom.4:3))