James 2:25 (WEB)
In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
Catechism · 1
“To live, grow and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lord to increase our faith; it must be "working through charity," abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the Church.” — Catechism footnote: Gal 5:6; Rom 15:13; cf. Jas 2:14-26
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“All such efforts are only of use when they are made within the church’s pale; we must celebrate the passover in the one house, we must enter the ark with Noah, we must take refuge from the fall of Jericho with the justified harlot, Rahab.” — editor's note: James ii. 25.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“To give you a proof of what I have said:—Rahab the harlot was justified by one thing alone, her hospitality, though she receives no praise for the rest of her conduct; and the Publican was exalted by one thing, his humility, though he received no testimony for…” — editor's note: Josh. vi. 25; James ii. 25.
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