James 5:19-20 Brothers, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;… On one occasion an Irish evangelist was brought up for creating a disturbance. "How many did you convert?" said the magistrate. "Just two," was the reply. "Were these all?" "Yes, sir, all I converted, and they were soon as wicked as ever; but the Lord, He converted many more." Possibly such easy conversions, unattended with much or any conviction of sin, and resting on the acceptance of a mere formula, may have not a little to do with the shallow, easygoing Christianity which is more or less common in these days. Parallel Verses KJV: Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;WEB: Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, |
    |