21. Our father Abraham was made right with God by what he did. He offered his son Isaac to God on the altar.
22. So you see that Abraham’s faith and what he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by what he did.
23. This shows the full meaning of the Scriptures that say, “Abraham believed God, and because of this faith he was accepted as one who is right with God.” Abraham was called “God’s friend.”
24. So you see that people are made right with God by what they do. They cannot be made right by faith alone.
25. Another example is Rahab. She was a prostitute, but she was made right with God by something she did. She helped those who were spying for God’s people. She welcomed them into her home and helped them escape by a different road.
26. A person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead. It is the same with faith—faith that does nothing is dead!