Whatever your purpose for cherrypicking and manipulating specific quotations from God's word to try and make your point, only you and he know.
What I, and any other good Christian knows is this:
Faith without works is dead, and there is a correct Biblical context for this statement.
We know this from The apostle Paul, who in Ephesians 2:8-9 writes: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
Simply stated, we cannot earn our way to Heaven. Salvation is a Gift from our Father in Heaven, purchased through the blood of Jeus Christ. The purpose of this statement is to show that works do not save us, but that grace and faith do!
But that is only one part.
In the very next verse, Ephesians 2:8-10, shows that God calls members of His church for the very purpose of performing good works: "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:10). The apostle's language is very clear. God desires us to walk in good works, and He has prepared our spiritual educational process so that we will learn to do them. Doing good works in the name of Jesus Christ is a major part of the purpose for the life of each true Christian. We cannot truly be Christians without them but again - works are not the source of our salvation!
So what does the Apostle Paul teach us? That good works are an outcome and reflection of our faith in Jesus Christ. It is our faith in him that is the source of our Salvation.
“So what does the Apostle Paul teach us? That good works are an outcome and reflection of our faith in Jesus Christ. It is our faith in him that is the source of our Salvation.”
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agreed.