But that wasn't the case, because his faith had never been there in the first place. In James 2:17, the Bible says, “Faith alone, unless it has works, is dead.” This was exactly the problem for Goodman Brown. While he retained the faith of his religion, he did not live his life according to that faith. Later in the story, after the fall, he returns home to find his wife Faith waiting for him, lovely as always. But things are different now. He can no longer pretend that his Faith means anything. Now it has been exposed and he considers it true