Restoring the Wayward

This Sunday we will be looking at how we can Restore the Wayward from the last few verses in the James’ letter. James says that Christians can stray away from the truth (James 5:19). When this happens, the believers of the church are to seek to convert them, that is to lead them to repentance. The word convert means to turn, to take him by the hand and lead him to repentance. What a descriptive picture: loving one another so much that as soon as a believer slips into sin we take him or her by the hand and help them come back to the Lord. What a different place the church and world would be if we loved one another so much that we actually did this! How desperately such a ministry of restoration is needed today! Remember when we turn a believer around from his or her sin, we save their soul from death, and cover a multitude of sin (James 5:20).