3:14; James 2:24.12 God can see faith in the heart, but other people can only see the works that are the fruit of faith. Does not Scripture contradict itself by teaching, on the one hand, that works must be excluded from justification and, on the other hand, that there is a justification by works? By no means. By teaching justification on the basis of works, Scripture is teaching and confirming justification by faith alone. For the works which Scripture has in mind are works which flow from faith,