Are we saved by Works or Faith?

In this video clip from the Matt Slick Live Radio show, Matt is asked to explain James 2. In this text, James is discussing the difference between faith and works, and how we are justified before men versus how we are justified before God. This is referred to as the Horizontal and Vertical Theology of Reconciliation.

James argues that faith without works is dead, and that true faith is demonstrated through works. He also explains that we are justified before men through our works, but we are justified before God through faith in Christ alone. This means that we cannot earn our salvation through good works, but rather it is a gift of grace that we receive through faith in Jesus Christ.