![]() For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. In fact, Christ gave a parable which pictures these rescue missions called the Parable of the Lost Lamb. Because of this tendency even among those who are part of the church, we need to at times perform rescue missions, like shepherds-seeking to turn back those who have gone astray. However, even after repentance and belief in Christ, we still have a tendency to drift away from God. Certainly, this is true of all people in that we are born with a sin nature that suppresses the truth of God (Rom 1:18-21), so we can go our own way. ![]() ![]() In Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah said this in describing Israel and the world in general: “All we like sheep have gone astray we have turned-every one-to his own way and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” The nature of sheep is to wander away from the flock and the shepherd. How should we perform rescue missions within the church-restoring believers who have stumbled into sin, wrong doctrine, and potentially from the faith? My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. ![]()
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