Ephesians 2: 8-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
"Oh that pesky Protestant theology!"
Yes that pesky Protestant theology of the Bible
Ephesians 2: 8-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
Works is evidence of faith. You are putting the cart before the horse.
How is somebody saved?
Beat me to it book of James is the first verse that came to mind!