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NASB | James 5:19 ¶ My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:19 ¶ My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and falls into error and [another] one turns him back [to God], |
Bible Question:
Is the one who strays from the truth, a Christian? Who should bring the stray back? should bring the stray back? When should bring the stray back? -Do we let them stumble in the dark, so they learn their lesson? |
Bible Answer: Since James is speaking to Christians, I'd say that verse is talking about Christians. Secondly, a person could not "wander from the truth" if he had never known the truth in the first place. Is it a loving act to allow someone to wallow in their sin? Did Christ, our example, allow those he had opportunity to address about their sin, leave them to dwell in it? Or did He tell them their wrong and encourage them to get the sin out of their life? Jesus' words say it this way in Matthew 18:15-17 "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained a brother." "But if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established." "And if he still refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector." Also Galatians 6:1; 2Thessalonians 3:13-15; 1Corinthians 5:1-13) |
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