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Thomas Aquinas on James 2:21
"When James says that a man is justified by works, he means that works are the effect and sign of a living faith, without which faith is dead and cannot justify."
"Abraham’s faith was not merely an intellectual assent but a faith formed by charity, which led him to obey God’s command… His works were the fulfillment of his faith, not a cause apart from it."
“When the Apostle says, 'We are justified by faith without the works of the law' (Romans 3:28), he does not exclude works that proceed from faith, but the works of the law as understood in their ceremonial or moral precepts apart from faith. James, on the other hand, speaks of works as the fruit of faith, without which faith is not genuine.”
"When James says, 'Was not Abraham our father justified by works?' (James 2:21), he refers to the works that manifested Abraham’s faith, such as the offering of Isaac. Paul, in saying Abraham was justified by faith (Romans 4:2–3), refers to the faith by which he believed God, which was prior to and the root of his works."
Do not be deceived. Our faith stems back to Abraham. Roman Catholicism does not change that. We agree with Thomas Aquinas
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