Was Zacchaeus saved before he met Jesus?
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As the other answers have stated, genuine faith results in works, but works are not necessary for salvation. This was true of Abraham who, having believed God, offered his son Isaac. It was not his work that saved him, but his saving faith, which prompted works.
James also speaks of this:
But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” James 2:18 NASB
As James asserts later, a faith that produces no works is no faith at all:
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. James 2:26 NASB
So, the faith of Zacchaeus resulted in works. He seeks Jesus out, calls Him "Lord", then exhibits the fruit of repentance in his acts of righting the wrongs he had committed.
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Jesus said "Today salvation has come to this house", so no, Zaccheus was not saved before he met Jesus.
There are many Scripture passages that indicate that being saved leads to works, but it is not the means to get saved, as the quoted Scripture indicates, lest any man should boast.
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Zacchaeus' good works are after he addresses Jesus as 'Lord'
So step 1. Was encountering Jesus, step 2. Believing in Him as the Christ - which is not explicitly stated, but necessarily occurred prior to step 3. Confessing Him as Lord step 4. Good works.
Summary: Zacchaeus' good works were a consequence of salvation, not a cause of it.
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