James 2:23-25

International Children’s Bible

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.”^[a] And Abraham was called “God’s friend.”^{[b] 24} So you see that a person is made right with God by the things he does. He cannot be made right by faith only.

²⁵ Another example is Rahab, who was a prostitute. But she was made right with God by something she did: She helped the spies for God’s people. She welcomed them into her home and helped them escape by a different road.