No you were asserting that good works without knowing the way through Jesus, one could be saved. James' discussion of faith and works is an interesting point no doubt, but if one truly has faith in Christ, one will not be able to live without performing good works, one is transformed by truly knowing Christ Jesus. James' discussion was not about salvation in itself, but about the transformative nature of salvation and how you cannot have true faith without good works. Works on their own do not save though, thus James' point, and what I was driving towards as well.
To clarify, when I said good works without faith, I meant without faith inadvertently. As in, someone doing good works while never having been properly catechized, or at all. Keyword being inadvertent. Would you agree with that?
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