Obedience (works) is an essential part of faith. You cannot have a living faith without works—obeying God.
They go hand in hand don’t they?
i.e. Works don’t save, but they are proof of salvation. However, there is that dicey little verse that talks of the man who’s works are all burned up, but he himself is saved, as through a fire. So the question is, how many good works is enough? My take: only the Lord knows. But I suspect it’s darned few. And if you are worrying about how many works you are doing, your head is in the wrong place. You’r about to trip over the stone discussed in Romans.
Keep in mind, as Jesus hung on the cross, the moment one of the thieves asked Jesus to remember him, Jesus turned to the man and gave him assurance of salvation. The man had no time to do good works, but was saved.