Living the Journey

Here is the second of twelve verses to be memorized by April 23rd as part of The Challenge II!

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“For whosoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point,
he is guilty of all” – James 2:10

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We’ve read this verse how many hundreds of times? But in many cases I think we overlook its importance in the area of soulwinning.

So They Think They’re Not Guilty?

This verse is extremely effective in convicting a self-righteous person of their guilt before God. They hear “all have sinned” but somehow feel that even though all means all, it still doesn’t include them. The word sin is dark and awful, and they have convinced themselves that it only includes the very worst evils imaginable. So we constantly hear; “Well I’ve never killed anyone” which in their mind absolves them from all guilt.

Most people will admit to maybe lying, but only once or twice. They may even confess that they’ve wanted something that someone else possessed (coveting), but to most people these don’t really count as “sins.” However, by using this verse combined with the Ten Commandments, we can help them begin to realize that in God’s eyes they are not as innocent as they thought.

Can They Shock You?

Another important aspect of this verse is that a wicked vile sin does not condemn a sinner to hell one bit faster than a tiny little lie. Many sinners will try to shock you with the greatness of their sin. They believe that your reaction will be disgust and possibly even hatred. They want to see if you will recoil and reject them.

We must be in no way affected by the magnitude of their sin, other than allowing it to give us a greater burden for their soul. We must remember what Christ said. “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17).

Christ, throughout His ministry, was surrounded by the worst kinds of sinners, and yet He loved them. He even said to the adulterous women “Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more.” The key to remember is that it is not the amount of sin that condemns a soul to hell, it is simply the presence of sin.

~ Laura

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