Study12B...The Bible says that one of the signs of the end-times will be a great apostasy ( falling away from the faith) (2 Thess.2:3). Backsliding has become a very common feature in all churches now...
@Livingwater Study 12B...Christian responsibility towards backsliders... James5:19-20 Life as a Christian can be quite an adventure. ... He may simply fall back through neglect by not praying, reading the Bible, and keeping his focus on living for God. ... It can bring dishonor to the One who laid down His life for us, Jesus Christ... We stopped from point 2...in the part A. 3 . When a believer backslides it is our responsibility to care for him and to seek his recovery . This is the burden of James’’ message. He is writing about the Christian being concerned for his brother. When a brother in Christ backslides we are not to abandon him, criticise him, talk about him, accuse him, condemn him, ostracise him –- we are to go after him and seek to restore him, and in Galatians 6:1-2 we read of some of the qualifications required if we are to be successful in this. 4 . The recovery of a backslider needs to be undertaken with love and humility , and by someone who is filled with th