Faith Without Works

I’m not redeemed by my own works,
I know that is the truth,
But, if I claim to follow Him,
My works become the proof.
 
We cannot claim to follow Him
If we continue on
The path that we walked while we were
Still sin’s most willing pawn.
 
If we proclaim faith in His word,
And hope to know His grace,
Then we must learn to shift our stride,
And run a better race.
 
It is by His grace we are saved,
There’s naught our works can do,
Except stand proof that, by our faith,
We’re truly born anew.
 
Romans 11:6
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
 
James 2:17
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.