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<<Non-Catholic Christians love to ignore this passage.>>

Well, Catholics love to ignore the rest of the Bible. I won't ignore James 2:20, if Catholics won't ignore the rest of the Bible. Heck, even if Catholics ignore it, I won't.
It's not true that we ignore the rest of the Bible. We accept all of it as the Word of God. Why would we have readings from Scripture at every Mass if we intend to ignore it?
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Who was James talking to?

James 1:1
1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting
KJV


I ain't scattered, I ain't abroad, and I ain't a tribe. Catholics love to ignore this verse. Then they love to quote James 2:20 without ever recognizing who James is talking to.
Jesus was talking to the Jews most of the time, so should we ignore everything He said? Paul was talking to the Romans in his Letter to the Romans. I'm not a Roman - should I ignore what he said? Should I ignore what he said to the Ephesians, Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, and so one as well? All of the Old Testament was written for the Israelites, the Jews. I guess I should ignore all of it, too.

See how silly that is?

Sure, it's important to be aware of the context of who various Scripture passages are aimed at. But they're part of God's Word because they're meant for us as well, in some way. We're no longer bound by Mosaic Law because Christ is the fulfillment of that Law, but everything in the Old Testament is still necessary for us to know in order to have a better relationship with God. Everything in the New Testament is aimed at those who follow Christ, no matter who it was originally written to. You can't just pick and choose what parts you'll believe or ignore based on who they were originally directed at.
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Catholics should realise what "good works" actually are.... They aren't what we do.... It's what Christ did.
Yes, Christ did the ultimate, everlasting good work. But we can't truly follow Him unless we follow His command to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. If we can't do that, we can't truly love God with our whole heart, mind, soul and strength. And Jesus told us what those good works are.

Oh, that's right, He wasn't talking to us. He was talking to the Jews, and we're not Jewish.

Radar