There are some things in life you can never forget. We lived in Ohio about 20 years ago. Each pastor had a day when they had to do the hospital visitation. I went to visit the man on the card. I would have forgotten this long ago, but he died while I was there in the room. I had already read the Bible and prayed with him. And then he dies. He was already asleep and looked mostly dead.
I am not qualified to pronounce someone dead. But I can tell when someone is not breathing. Some can check for a pulse. I never can find a pulse. If they are not breathing, they are dead.
The Bible says that a body is dead without breath. This illustrates something about faith. When faith is dead there are no good works. If someone claims to have faith and there are no good works then that faith is dead, useless and worth nothing. Genuine faith will produce good works.
Claiming you have faith does not mean you have faith. James 2:1 That is too easy. And we can think we have something when we really do not. You can know and show you have faith by your actions. Good works are the sign that shows your faith. Like a body has breath. James 2:26
