James (39)

Chapter 5 Part 13

James 5:17–20 (ESV)

17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,

20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Has anyone studied this and have a revelation on this?

James 5:19 ESV

19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,

Wander: to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way. Deviate From Path as To Deviate From Christian Faith • To Drift Away as To Apostatize • To Turn Aside as To Reject God

We looked at 99/1 Sheep

Galatians 6:1 ESV

1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

He says not, “in meekness,” but, “in the spirit of meekness,”

Galatians 6:1–5 AMP

1 BRETHREN, IF any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also. 2 Bear (endure, carry) one another’s burdens and troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete what is lacking [in your obedience to it]. 3 For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another’s load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself. 4 But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. He can then have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something commendable [in itself alone] without [resorting to] boastful comparison with his neighbor. 5 For every person will have to bear (be equal to understanding and calmly receive) his own [little] load [of oppressive faults].

Psalm 141:5 ESV

5 Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

1 Peter 4:7–8 ESV

7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Love covers; it DOES NOT expose!

The heart of our Father is to remove sin if we are going to represent Him we must learn to Love in such away that we operate with such Love that we Cover one another.

Through out the Old Testament God has tried and tried and tried to get Israel to return from their wanderings,

God is Patient!