Yet, faith without works is dead. This is the problem with our Christian doctrine. There are too many contradictions. This stems from the beginning when James, Peter and Paul each had differing views on salvation. Of course, you can choose which viewpoint you want to accept, but in the end it'll be God who decides who gets in the Book of Life. Not James, Peter or Paul. "And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books." Rev. 20:12