Oh, I don’t think anybody here minds quotations from the Scriptures. Surely you don’t mind that I quoted what James wrote, even if it corrects your misunderstanding of the role of works in salvation, do you? After all, that’s what Jesus did to point out the error in Satan’s twisting of Scripture.
Btw, you forgot to “repeat” your answer. I put “repeat” in quotes because you never answered it. Will you answer it? Or do we need to hunt up a Sunday School kid to help you?
Directly from the Greek word for word.
James 2:21 Abraham the father of us not by works was justified having offered Isaac the son of him upon the alter
James 2:22 You see that his faith was working with the works of him and by his works his faith was accomplished.
His works were only the end result of his faith which saved him.
Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Abraham was counted as righteous before he ever did anything. His actions only followed his saving faith.