We are reconciled through Him. The free gift of righteousness by the grace of God. Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. We are justified by faith. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Works have nothing to do with our justifying eternal life.
That is not denying salvation by faith. Saving faith will naturally flow into a life that will show evidence of it. Your 'works' will testify of your faith. If none, there is reason to question whether there really was a saving faith to start with. Christians, when born-again and indwelt by the Holy Spirit, have a never ending desire to follow the Lord Jesus in their daily life behavior.