On Being a Pastor — Part Two

Backsliding is a dangerous spiritual condition—and as Derek Prime notes, the book of James masterfully lays out the symptoms so that we can diagnose it in ourselves. To fall away from God is to be vulnerable to fighting, spiritual laziness, and choosing what the world values over what God values. What’s the cure? Humility and submission to God as we choose again to draw near to the one who came for us.