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“My Brethren”…. l et us bring the wanderer back!. James 5:19-20. James 5:19-20.
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“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20
James 5:19-20 • (19) My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; (20) let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 Elders:Our Spiritual Shepherds (Heb. 13:17, I Pet. 5:2-4)
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 Elders:Our Spiritual Shepherds (Heb. 13:17, I Pet. 5:2-4) Fellow Brethren… let him know who turns a wanderer around… we belong to one another (Rom. 12:4-5, Gal. 6:1)
James 5:19-20 • (19) My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; (20) let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins. Brethren should all be involved in turning the wanderer back !
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 You will be saving a soul from death… eternal separation from God!
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 You will be saving a soul from death… eternal separation from God! You will cover a multitude of Sins… apart from God no sins can be hid in forgiveness !
The Wanderer… • Erred from “the Truth” • Begotten by the word of truth (James 1:18) • Purified in obedience to the truth (I Pet. 1:22-23) • Saved by the truth of the Gospel (I Cor. 15:1-3) • Freed from Sin by knowledge of the truth (John 8:31-32)
The Wanderer… • Erred from “the Truth” • Erred from the truth in “doctrine” or “practice” • Doctrine: 2 Jn. 9-11, 2 Tim. 2:17-18 • Practice: I Cor. 15:32-33, I Cor. 5:5
The Wanderer… • Erred from “the Truth” • Erred from the truth in “doctrine” or “practice” • The “Sinner” that needs to turn back to the truth (I Jn. 3:4)
James 5:19-20 • (19) My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; (20) let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins. Christians can wander away and be lost!
James 5:19-20 • (19) My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; (20) let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins. Christians can wander away and be lost! An Important “IF”… I Cor. 15:2, Col. 1:23
God Uses People to save… • Paul sent to save the Gentiles – The Gospel (Acts 26:17-18, 20, 23)
God Uses People to save… • Paul sent to save the Gentiles – The Gospel (Acts 26:17-18, 20, 23) • God’s servant turning others back to The Truth (2 Tim. 2:24-25)
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 The Christian Can Be Lost! God Uses People To Bring The Wanderer Back!
“My Brethren”… let us bring the wanderer back! James 5:19-20 The Christian Can Be Lost! God Uses People To Bring The Wanderer Back! How “Love covers” a multitude of Sins! ( I Pet. 4:8, Jms. 5:20)