James 5:19-20 Brothers Keeper

My brother, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner form the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.


PARAPHRASE
If your fellow Christian begins to become distracted or confused or in doubt about the absolute truth of Gd and His word, someone should go get them and bring them back to the Word, CHrist, church, etc. But, if you don't, whoever does go get them and turn them from their destructive path of sin, will save them from death and will be covered of a multitude of their sins and his own.

EMPHASIS
one of you- one of the brothers, a member of the congregation, someone who hs already, previously proclaimed to be saved.

wander- develop grey areas, backslide, not to completely reject, but to get a little distracted or confused.

the truth- not a truth, but THE truth

should- someone does need to go beth them

bring- not convince but bring, not stay in contact with but to bring

whoever turns- doesn't have to be a member of their own church, or a really good Christian, but anyone that stops them and turns them around

turns- not blocks, but turns

his- not Gd's way, the devil's temptations, but his, the person's way is not right nor virtuous

way- path, his decision, "I did it my way"

save- rescue

cover- "got him covered"

multitude- a great many, in his wandering he committed many sins

sins- not problems or temptations, but actual sins

AND COVER A MULTITUDE OF SINS- this part is pretty interesting because there is not "his" as in the person that began to wander's sins. It just says cover a multitude of sins, which makes me wonder, does retrieving a lost sheep not only over the sheep's sins, but also the sins of the one who went to retrieve them?

APPLY
I need to be more adamant about bringing back, or correcting fellow Christians. I need to understand they are heading to a real and final negative destination and will die.

PRAYER
Lord, how do I bring a fellow Christian back? How do I make them see their error, the greatness of you, their need for repentance and get them to turn from their destructive path? Ap. D for example. What do I say to her? What scripture to I show her? Amen.