Thoughts on Justification Theology

I have been thinking a lot about Justification recently after a sunday school class, so I thought I would write out my thoughts and stuff via my blog world. TheDarvSpot. I have noticed contentment with sin being on the rise in my heart, so I am trying to battle it as much as possible by trying to overwhelm myself with the Truth. It would be cool to hear feedback, but I don't really expect it.

James 2:21-26 and Romans 3:28, 4:5
( I have included more to these for context, so that we don't simply copy/paste words and not understand the context.)

Faith Plus Works 
"21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,” and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead." (James 2:21-26)



Grace through Faith
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. (Romans 3:28 ESV)
And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness(Romans 4:5 ESV)

(my interpretation)
The inspiration of the Word of God is like the incarnation of the Son of God. When the Son of God became a human being he became vulnerable to abuse and death. When the Word of God became human language, it became vulnerable to ambiguity and misunderstanding. When Paul teaches in Romans 4:5 that we are justified by faith alone, he means that the only thing that unites us to Christ for righteousness is dependence on Christ. When James says in James 2:24 that we are not justified by faith alone he means that the faith which justifies does not remain alone. These two positions are not contradictory. Faith alone unites us to Christ for righteousness, and the faith that unites us to Christ for righteousness does not remain alone. It bears the fruit of love. It must do so or it is dead, demon, useless faith and does not justify.

The glory of Christ in the gospel is not merely that we are justified when we depend entirely on Christ, but also that depending entirely on Christ is the power that makes us new, loving people. Depending entirely on Christ is how we are justified and how we are sanctified. Paul struck the one note. James struck the other. Both are true and together they bring Christ the glory due his name.

(my thoughts)
The problem I have with this is that, this idea of Jesus + works = salvation is saying the cross by itself doesn’t save; it means to me that not only in this view is Jesus not enough for our salvation, but it implies that Christ did die for our sins, but he didn't do a good enough job, making it where we have to pick up the ball where he dropped it. If God is all powerful, all knowing, and etc then how could he fail? Jesus Christ is incapable of failure just the same way that God the Father in incapable of sin.

I would love to know what you all have to say. Comments and refutations are encouraged.