Continue to James 2:26 in regards to works which are deemed worthy by Him. The lesson is that once we are saved, we are not to stop in our eternal life, but to continue in faith through Christ, allowing the Holy SPirit to further sanctify us, thereby we are then able to perform the good works He created us to perform.
James 2:26 "For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith with outworks is dead"
Not even viewed through the fractured prism of once saved always saved does the verse mean that works are not part of our salvation. Works of grace to be sure, not works of our own accord which are barren.