James 2:26

"For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead".

Points To Note:

1. Men and women have. dual nature, spirit and body. 2. Here is. good definition concerning at what point. person is dead, i.e. when the spirit has departed (Ecclesiastes 2:7). 3. This illustration once again stresses that an inactive faith,. faith that doesn't respond to Divine directives, is. useless thing. 3. This verse also reveals that if life is present, then the spirit is present. Therefore it would seem reasonable to conclude that human life begins at conception, at conception the spirit or soul is present (Zechariah 2:1). We must reject the idea that one isn't. human being until they exit the birth canal. 4. Remember, this also applies to. person who is already. Christian. If our faith ceases to be active, we are spiritually dead! 5. Note the graphic nature of the illustration. Faith, by itself, is like. dead body.