James 5:19-20
What is written? (ESV)
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
What does it say?
If any brother wanders from obeying the truth he is a “sinner” whose soul is subject to “death”. If someone “brings him back”, that person will save the wanderer's soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
What is its immediate context?
James’ letter throughout is about encouraging and warning Christians to live out the “word of truth” (1:18) in their lives and gives many practical examples of what that looks like.
How James 5:19-20 is applied across Bible answers
Can we lose our salvation?
We can wander from the truth, and in so doing, subject ourselves to eternal death (e.g. lose our salvation).
