Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Erring from the truth brings death.

 

Erring from the truth brings death.

Do you care? If you do, then be willing to be converted to the truth, and also be ready to convert an erring brother! If you are my brother and keeper, convert me from the error of my way.

"BRETHREN, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death,... and shall hide a multitude of sins." James 5:19-20

A few observations:
- Brethren DO ERR from the truth... (if you don't, you are unique! Read no further!). This presupposes that there is such a thing as 'THE TRUTH' in contrast to opinions, imaginations, traditions, hallucinations, fables, etc. The truth is defined by the word of God rightly divided.
- A brother who errs from the truth is sinning, he is 'the sinner' that needs to be converted.
- The sinning brother needs to be converted from the error of his way. Why?
- The error of his way brings death to his soul. Erring from the truth brings death!
- It is the duty of a fellow brother to convert the sinning brother, to save his soul from death.
- A brother who converts the sinning brother shall save a soul from death
- A brother who converts the sinning brother shall save shall hide a multitude of sins.

When was the last time you erred from the way of truth? (sorry, maybe this is not applicable to you! Maybe you don't err from the truth!)

When was the last time a brother cared enough to save your soul from death?
What death did he save your soul from?

When was the last time a brother's action hid a multitude of sins?
And whose sins? How did his action do that?
In what sense is a multitude of sins hidden by your action of converting an erring brother?
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