James 5:19-20 English Standard Version

19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

What does winning look like? It depends on the game you are playing and the rules of the game.

Revelation 19:7-9 English Standard Version

7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

If you are helping a friend that is struggling, James has you covered.

But if you are looking to participate in the wedding feast, then is it as an invited guest or as the bride?

Revelation 21:2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

We are being prepared. Winning looks like a wedding.

Hosea 11:7 My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all.

Those who turn their back on love are in denial that Jesus Christ is Lord and all things have been placed in His hands.

Psalm 95:8 do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

Read for yourselves Exodus 17 and what leads to a hardened heart. His Word speaks.

In these present times there are many who do not believe in the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. We can provide our witness for what God has done for us and in us and they will deny His power to save.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

It is as simple as they love sinning and have no intention of giving up their right to choose pleasing themselves. “Pride of life” is self rule. Man as a god unto themselves.

John 7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.

John 15:18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.

If the world hates you, then you must be doing something right.