Is our faith working or worthless?

1. A profitless profession (vv. 14-17)

The profession of our faith (our words) is no good unless we have works to back up our statement of faith.

2. A barren belief (vv. 18-19)

How do we know a person's belief is true? It produces fruitful works.

3. A fatal faith (vv. 20-22)

Faith without works is dead. We are justified by faith unto salvation without any works (cf. Eph.2:8-9; Rom. 4:3-5). But our salvation is justified (i.e. we are proven to have a real saving faith) by the works we produce (Jas 2:21-22).