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Wander from the Truth

James 5:19-20

Pastor Bob Hiller
4/1/2012

James 5:19-20 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

1. To follow Jesus is to walk the ____________ of the ____________.

2. This preaching of the cross ____________ for our ____________ is not one that is welcome in the ears and the hearts of many.

3. To call sinners back, the ____________ works through the ____________ He places in our mouths.

Scripture Readings
Zechariah 9:9-12
James 5:19-20
John 12:12-43

Take It With You!

As we follow Christ from His baptism to His cross and empty tomb, it will be helpful for everyone to be reading through the epistle of James daily. Here helpful tools will be offered to aid in your study.

In his kingdom and by his Word Christ not only teaches us that we are poor sinners, condemned to death and in the devil's clutches, but also that through his death and blood, he has redeemed us from all sins, from death and the power of the devil, so that by faith in him we are righteous and blessed forever. What wonderfully different teaching, wisdom, and insight this is compared with what is offered by human reason, legal experts, and the wise of this world- namely how to live here and now, managing house and home, acquiring goods, and protecting land and people. Even if we do live here a long long time, finally and eventually we still have to depart and leave it bound.

This is the reason why Christ entered Jerusalem as he did, without worldly pomp meekly riding on a donkey. Thereby he not only wanted to fulfill the word of the prophet, but also to point out the manner and character of his kingdom, so that we may never be deluded into thinking that he came to earth to help us become rich and heap up treasure, when actually he came so that we might be delivered from sin, death, and the devil, and become truly rich in the life beyond. To sum up, this then was his true purpose in coming to earth, his kingdom's real nature and power and fruit, namely, that we may one day escape this wretched, mortal, decaying existence and enter that happy, glorious, eternal life beyond.

Martin Luther - Sermon for Palm Sunday, 1534.

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