Good works will get you into Heaven
Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "Good works will get you into Heaven."
Not one bible verse supports your claim. Good works
come after salvation (Eph 2:2-10, Jas 2:18).
"James’ main point is the same: the only possible evidence of true faith is
works (cf. 2 Pet. 1:3–11)." MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur
Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1930). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
"[Y]ou do not grasp the meaning of the OP nor that of the book of James. Jas 2:14..."
"James 2:14 if someone says. This important
phrase governs the interpretation of the entire passage. James does not say that
this person actually has faith, but that he claims to have it. faith.
This is best understood in a broad sense, speaking of any degree of acceptance
of the truths of the gospel. does not have. Again, the verb’s form describes
someone who continually lacks any external evidence of the faith he routinely
claims. works. This refers to all righteous behavior that conforms to
God’s revealed Word, but specifically, in the context, to acts of compassion (v.
15). Can faith save him? Better translated, “Can that kind of faith
save?” James is not disPutin 
g the importance of faith. Rather, he is opposing
the notion that saving faith can be a mere intellectual exercise void of a
commitment to active obedience (cf. Matt. 7:16–18). The grammatical form of the
question demands a negative answer. See notes on Rom. 2:5–10." MacArthur, J.,
Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1929).
Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
