“Agreed - which is why I see faith and works as two sides of the same coin. Faith is the internal, intellectual side of things, whereby works are the external, actualization side of it. Much like Scripture and Tradition - both the Word, one written, one oral.”
It’s been said that Protestants tend to be “either-or” thinkers (faith OR works, scripture OR tradition), while Catholics and the Orthodox are “both-and” thinkers. I think that observation explains much of the difficulty of ecumenical dialogue.