Was not Abraham our ancestor justified by deeds, in that he offered up Isaac, his son, upon the altar?

You see how faith was cooperating with deeds, and faith was made perfect by deeds.

And the Scripture was fulfilled which said, And Abraham believed God, and this was imputed to him as righteousness, and he was called God's friend.

In like manner was not Rahab, the harlot, justified by her deeds, in the fact that she received the messengers and sent them forth by another way?

Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.