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By our fruits are we known," not "by our fruits are we saved."

You won't be saved without any fruits...

"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit...If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned" John 15:2,6

"because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear, For if God spared not the natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off." Romans 11:20-22

A tree without fruit will be condemned, just as Christ did to the fig tree with only leaves and no fruit...

Works (of love) do not save by themselves, but if you don't have them, you won't be saved.

"What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith [WITHOUT WORKS] save him?" NO! James 2:14

Regards

Where I think we would disagree is that any works we do comes from our Lord Jesus working through us by His Spirit. You neglected to include the following:

You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. John 15:3,4

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. John 15:11

Christ wants us to abide in Him simply so that we will have His joy. This joy manifests itself though our works. Abiding is not an effort or something that we need to focus on. It is simply spending time with Christ and resting in His promise.

I'm reminded of Mary and Martha.