James 5:19-20Part 1

There are clear examples of his fall (Acts 8:21-23)

There are plain statements about his fall (Gal. 5:4)

There are certain promises of his fall (1 Tim. 4:1)

There are severe warnings about his fall (Heb. 3:12)

Envious of the wicked (Psa. 73:2-3,17)

Pride (Prov. 16:18; 29:23)

Feeling wronged (Mt. 5:23-24; 18:15-16)

Temptations and tribulations (Lk. 8:13; 22:32)

Cares, riches, pleasures, and lusts (Lk. 8:14; Acts 1:25; 1 Tim. 5:6; 6:9-10; 2 Tim. 4:9; Rev. 3:17)

Worldliness (1 Cor. 5:11; Eph. 4:22ff; Col. 3:5ff; Acts 5:2; 8:19)

Fear of men (Gal. 2:11-14)

Slipping or lapsing into sin (Gal. 6:1)

Discouragement (Gal. 6:9)

Disorderly conduct (2 Thess. 3:6,7,11)

Seducing doctrines (1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 2;17-18; 2 Pet. 2:1ff; Rev. 2:14-15,20)

Selfishness (2 Tim. 3:1-5)

Drifting or neglect (Heb. 2:1-2)

Bitterness (Heb. 12:14-16)

Willful disobedience (Heb. 10:25-26; 1 Tim. 1:19-20)

Lack of spiritual growth (Heb. 6:4-8; 2 Pet. 1:8-9; Rev.3:1-2)

◦Not eating the right food (1 Pet. 2:1-2)

◦Not getting the right exercise (1 Tim. 4:7; Heb. 5:14; 12:11; 2 Pet. 2:14)

The righteous must take interest in the erring (Gal. 6:1-2; Jas. 5:19-20)

The erring must confess, repent, and come back (Jer. 3:13-14; Acts 8:21-23; 1 Jn. 1:7-9)

Erring brother, you can be restored!

James 5:19-20Part 2

Foolish (Mt. 25:2)

Unfruitful (Jn. 15:5-6)

Hypocrite (Gal. 2:13)

Fallen from grace (Gal. 5:4)

Rejected and burned (Heb. 6:4-8)

Crucifier (Heb. 6:6; 10:26-31)

Erring and dead (Jas. 5:19-20; Rev. 3:1)

Entangled and worse off (2 Pet. 2:20-22)

Left his first love (Rev. 2:4)

Lukewarm (Rev. 3:16)

Memory of former joy (Lk. 15:17; 2 Pet. 1:9; Rev. 2:5; Psa. 51:12; 119:59-60)

All in heaven want you saved (Lk. 15:7,10; 2 Pet. 3:9; Rev. 3:19-20; Jer. 3:22)

Genuine sorrow for sin (2 Cor. 7:10; Jas. 4:9)

Goodness of God (Rom. 2:4)

Fear of punishment (Rom. 2:5-9; Heb. 2:3; 10:30-31)

Bad influence on others (Gal. 2:11-14)

Heaven (Rev. 2:7,11,17; etc.)

The righteous must take interest in the erring (Gal. 6:1-2; Jas. 5:19-20)

The erring must confess, repent, and come back (Jer. 3:13-14; Acts 8:21-23; 1 Jn. 1:7-9)

Erring brother, you can be restored!