[kosta50]

The above is a blasphemous statement. God's justice isn't for sale by performing works of penance, or any meritorious thought we might have.Yawn...

We do good works in faith, not to buy our way into heaven. Faith without works is a dead faith.

"faith without deeds is dead" (James 2:26)

[Cvengr]

I've considered James, but I've also found the 'dead'ness is a state of existence involving separation. The dead faith might be a separation between body and soul or spirit and body. Not necessarily a state of loss or without salvation from condemnation.