So why only quote James then? In light of the many OTHER verses that say we are NOT justified by works IN THE SIGHT OF GOD:
Romans 8:30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. ...
Galatians 2:16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ ...
Galatians 3:11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because "the righteous will live by faith ...
Galatians 2:17 "But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn't that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! ...
Luke 18:14 "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. ... I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. ...
Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. ...
Romans 3:24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. ...
1 Corinthians 6:11 ... But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. ...
Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. ...
Galatians 3:24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. ...
Romans 4:2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before God. ...
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ ...
Romans 5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! ...
Romans 10:10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. ...