23. This shows the full meaning of the Scripture that says: “Abraham believed God, and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made him right with God.” And Abraham was called God’s friend.
24. So you see that people are made right with God by what they do, not by faith only.
25. Another example is Rahab, a prostitute, who was made right with God by something she did. She welcomed the spies into her home and helped them escape by a different road.
26. Just as a person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead, so faith that does nothing is dead!