<p>2:22 <i>You saw that faith worked together with his works, and so by works was faith perfected</i>- Faith is perfected / matured by the process of works (James 2:22,23). The works, the upward spiral of a life lived on the basis of faith, develop the initial belief in practice. Thus Abraham believed God in Gen. 15, but the works of Gen. 22 offering Isaac made that faith &ldquo;perfect&rdquo;. It is that faith, therefore, which does the works. Verse 22 puts this in so many words: &quot;Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?&quot;. Note too the upward spiral initiated by having a basic faith- faith led to works, and those works perfected the faith. The Greek word for &quot;wrought&quot; is the same translated 'worker together' in 2 Cor. 6:1: &quot;We then, as workers together with (God)&quot;. Faith 'works' alongside the physical works. The preceding verse (2 Cor. 5:21) speaks of how God is working through His gift of Christ for our salvation through our not relying on our own works. Paul says he is working together with God to get the believers not to &quot;receive the grace of God in vain&quot; by relying on their physical works for salvation. By having this attitude to works and faith, Abraham's faith was &quot;made perfect&quot; or finished, implying that it is possible for a man to develop a fullness of faith in something, a totality of belief which needs no further improvement. If Abraham could reach this dizzy height, it must certainly be within reach of all his seed.</p>