You see that Abraham’s faith and what he did worked together.  His faith was shown to be genuine by what he did. ²³ The Scripture passage came true.  It says, “Abraham believed God, and that faith was regarded as the basis of Abraham’s approval by God.”  So Abraham was called God’s friend. ²⁴ You see that a person receives God’s approval because of what he does, not only because of what he believes. ²⁵ The same is true of the prostitute Rahab who welcomed the spies and sent them away on another road.  She received God’s approval because of what she did.
(James 2:22-25 -- GW)