CONFESS YOUR TRESPASSES TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED (James 5:16).
James is here speaking of when we sin against someone else, we should be prompt to confess this sin to the person we have wronged. Instead of holding grudges and allowing resentments to build up, we should maintain ourselves in fellowship with others through confession and prayer.
Physical healing is linked with spiritual restoration. Notice how James links together confession, prayer, and healing. It is a clear intimation of the vital connection between the physical and the spiritual. Man is a tripartite being - spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). What affects one part of him affects all.
Deliverance from the guilt, defilement, power, and penalty of sin, can come only on the basis of the blood of Christ; and through confession, Godward and manward. Sin in the life brings sickness, and sometimes death (1 Corinthians 11:30). We should confess and forsake sin as soon as we are aware it has come into our lives. All sins should be confessed to God. In addition, sins to other people should be confessed to them as well. It is vital for our spiritual health and good for our physical health.
"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
James is here speaking of when we sin against someone else, we should be prompt to confess this sin to the person we have wronged. Instead of holding grudges and allowing resentments to build up, we should maintain ourselves in fellowship with others through confession and prayer.
Physical healing is linked with spiritual restoration. Notice how James links together confession, prayer, and healing. It is a clear intimation of the vital connection between the physical and the spiritual. Man is a tripartite being - spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). What affects one part of him affects all.
Deliverance from the guilt, defilement, power, and penalty of sin, can come only on the basis of the blood of Christ; and through confession, Godward and manward. Sin in the life brings sickness, and sometimes death (1 Corinthians 11:30). We should confess and forsake sin as soon as we are aware it has come into our lives. All sins should be confessed to God. In addition, sins to other people should be confessed to them as well. It is vital for our spiritual health and good for our physical health.
"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
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