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And where does James say that he is talking about salvation? Can you read? I posted said verse and bolded it for you several times already. Read James 2:14 very carefully. What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? The rhetorical question is ALWAYS answered by a "NO!"

Can faith save him from what?

You are assuming that what James is talking about is salvation, because that fits your preconceived RCC notions.

In fact, James just asks if faith alone can save a person but never says that he is referring to eternal salvation.

Faith alone can't save one from physical death since Jn.15:2 states that if one is not producing fruit, God removes him physically.

When the Jewish spies came back from spying on that generation believed the negative report, that generation died because of its lack of faith (Num.13-14, Heb.4:2) Moreover, as I stated, (but you choose to ignore), a person can lose his faith as stated clearly in 2Tim.2:13 but Christ remains faithful.

Had Rehab not acted on her faith, she would have died along with the rest of the people of Joshua.

Her faith with actions saved not only her own life but that of her family as well.

It had nothing to do with her eternal soul.

Nowhere does James state that he is talking about a persons eternal salvation, only what is seen being produced by faith.

Now, if you are interested in the Word of God, you will adjust your theology accordingly. If you prefer to wallow in your obstinancy, please do not bother me anymore on the subject. It is clear that you are merely being argumentative.

What is clear is your rejection of the truth.

Repeating a lie doesn't make it a truth.

James speaks of what is seen of men, Paul speaks of what is seen of God.

One can have a dead faith but still be saved, but that dead faith will not save him from physical judgment by God (1Jn.5:16, Jn.15:2).