James 5:19,20
The Book of James ends with a final message. A plea if you will.
If anyone you know messes up or starts to live life in such
a way that you know is harmful to them or others, don't let them go. Stick around and try to help them.
It might be something
as simple as driving a few miles over the speed limit or pirating movies from
online. I am guilty of those
myself. However they can lead to pushing
the driving limits by 15 over the speed limit or stealing just some loose
change from a friend. Sounds a bit more
serious doesn't it. Eventually you could
have someone accidently hitting someone else with their car and then fleeing
the scene. Or perhaps shoplifting. You see where this is going?
The person who has the courage and compassion that it takes
to help another to stop hurting themselves or others most likely will save a
life. Death is final and not letting a
person get that far is a huge endeavor that is harder than you can know, but
worth the victory at the end. Think of
all the things that a person who starts to live life purposefully the wrong way
might end up doing. If you can bring
them back and away from that life, you are helping them to avoid sinning a lot
more. So you save them from both death
and a "multitude of sins."
"Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone
turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his
way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins."
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