The majority Protestant position is that only faith is absolutely necessary for salvation. That’s why I said we should not count on it to “save” us. I didn’t say that Protestants don’t also say that obedience and good works are an outward sign of our faith — because they do — but many will reluctantly admit that, strictly speaking, they’re not absolutely necessary for salvation. I think the typical Protestant position usually just ends up being lip service to, but not actual belief in, the importance of works. That’s what I was denouncing.
There’s your problem right there. You “think” you know what the Protestants mean. So you "think" you know it's only lip service ey? Well, danounce all you want with your suppositions. It looks disingenuous from here.
Yes, and evidence of salvation is the good works that result. Good works are the fruit of salvation. They are not the root of salvation i.e. can never earn salvation.
You've got the cart before the horse in thinking differently.