James 2:18-22

18Someone may say, ‘You believe in God, but I do good things to help people.’ Then I would say, ‘You cannot show me that you believe in God if you do not do good things. I do good things, and that shows that I really believe in God.’

19You believe that there is only one God. That is good! But even the demons believe that! And it makes them very afraid.

20You fool! If someone's faith does not lead them to do good things, it is not worth anything. You should know that!

21Think about our ancestor Abraham. He offered his son Isaac on the altar as a gift to God. Because he did that good thing, God accepted him as right with himself.

22Abraham believed in God, and he did what God asked him to do. So you can see that both of these were necessary. When he did this good thing, he showed that he believed in God completely.