13 September 2012
James 5:19-20 My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Pontius Pilate asked Jesus the question, ‘what is the truth?’, this question is still true today, what is the truth about what is happening in the mining industry, the trade unions, in the politics of South Africa. What is the truth that is being taught as the truth and may not be? Each of us form our own opinion of what we believe to be the truth.
Now from a Christian perspective how do you know when a person wonders from the truth, and how do you bring the sinner back to the truth? In order to do this we should have a clear understanding of what the truth is that we live by and believe to be the absolute truth. Often how ever we make the truth abstract, or ethereal, rather than the truth we live by. For me the truth is that even though I may sin and not please Jesus, He still loves me, He still opens His heart for me, and in my sinful way I love Him and He lives in my heart. Nothing I do will change His love for me, nothing He does will change my love for Him. For I know the truth of who He is and I believe Him and His word to me. For me truth is being in relationship with the ‘Truth’, Jesus Christ.
Be encouraged today to define your truth about what you believe.
David
Point to ponder: Rather be a forgiven sinner than an un-forgiven saint.
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