Bear Good Fruit by Intercession of Truth in Action

James 5:19-20 

19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

We are to help each other stay the course we have been called to in Christ by faith, exhorting and correcting when necessary to bring all to repentance from sin to bear good fruit.  We help others turn from sin to Him who covers all sin by His blood by the rescue of the Redeemer!  There are many hard sayings in this letter from James to the churches throughout the known world, including both those of Israel in Christ and the Gentiles joined with them in Him.  He has told them plainly that true faith has works as a result of a changed life, which is later explained more in depth by Paul in Ephesians 2:8-10 and in other letters.  Faith that works is proof of the regeneration in us, not a means to obtain or sustain salvation.  Therefore James has challenged his readers then and now to examine ourselves to see if we bear the fruit as Jesus said in Luke 6:44-45 and Matthew 7:20.  We must know where we stand in Christ to bear the fruit of faith that works (2 Corinthians 13:5, 2 Peter 1:10), and James has challenged us to see if we truly put feet to faith, or if we ask only to receive gain from God by association with Him.  When we look at the first three chapters of 1 John, we also see what a changed life produces and not a set of added rules to obey to be Christ’s.  We are saved by grace alone through God-given faith alone according to what His word alone teaches us.  Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God in Christ (Romans 5:1, Titus 3:7) and these things are the outward sign of that transformation, yet we are called to walk out this sanctification in His power and given desire (Philippians 2:12-13) to give Him alone the glory.  We exercise our faith by obedience in grace and bear fruit of this faith that works out the Law written in our hearts (Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 3:3).