I'm siding with James on the concept of Grace; that is, to say, while the power of salvation by grace alone is absolute, manifesting that grace, in this lifetime, is a matter of conscientious action taken on behalf of our Lord. For Wisdom of Solomon states:
4 For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subdued by sin.
Wisdom 1:4 CPDV
https://bible.com/bible/42/wis.1.4.CPDV
Meaning, while the power of Grace is redemptively absolute, reifying that grace, in this world, requires the decision to continually undergo sanctification, and thus the right-hand path