Someone said that “Faith alone did not save Noah, he also had to build the Ark.”

Question: Did Ark building save Noah or did Noah build the Ark because Noah was saved by Faith?

Was Abraham saved by faith in Genesis 15:6 or by his works in Genesis 26:5

Was the thief on the cross next to Jesus saved by works or by faith in Jesus as Lord (Luke 23:39-43)?

Christian response…

Grace through faith-belief (noun) ALONE saves the soul from death in Hell when that faith is placed in Jesus as one’s Messiah who died for them (John 3; Romans 4:4-5) . If that faith (noun) is true, legitimate, the individual will receive the indwelling Holy Spirit as Guarantor of New Covenant promise with the Father (Ephesians 1:13-14); therefore, the redeemed man or woman will naturally produce good works (fruits of the Spirit – Galatians 5:22-23; John 15:8) that validate that saving faith.

It is a foolish argument and one that leads to dissension among the brethren when quoting James and faith and works (James 2:26) void prefacing a discussion of James and saving faith with an understanding of the true Gospel of Grace. If your works, human behavior, could save you, Jesus died in vain (Galatians 2:21).