We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. These works are a gift of God. For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Good works are the result of true faith.
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. These works may be examined and tested for durability and permanence. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. If you profess to know Christ and yet do not have persevering faith and corresponding works, you have no real faith at all. It is necessary, therefore, for you to continue in faith and corresponding works until the day you die.