James 2: 1-13 (NKJV)
Beware of Personal Favoritism
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
{It saddens me that many "church's" are like this, showing partiality & some may not even consciously know that they're doing this. They don't realize that's one reason ppl don't seek the church even when they long so sooooo desperately to be part of the body of Christ, and sadly some that were in the church felt left out and decided to find love and acceptance in the world. Church isn't supposed to be consisted of many groups of ppl it's supposed to be consisted of ONE group of BELIEVERS! The "clics" & "exclusive groups" should be left in the world! We should all go out into the world & call in those ppl who others call "outcast" The church is the best place for the WORLDY outcast we all should be outcast of the world. Lets go out there and break free those clics & exclusive groups and welcome them in an ALL INCLUSIVE BODY OF CHRIST THE CHURCH! THE BRIDE! THE HANDS & FEET!}
Beware of Personal Favoritism
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
{It saddens me that many "church's" are like this, showing partiality & some may not even consciously know that they're doing this. They don't realize that's one reason ppl don't seek the church even when they long so sooooo desperately to be part of the body of Christ, and sadly some that were in the church felt left out and decided to find love and acceptance in the world. Church isn't supposed to be consisted of many groups of ppl it's supposed to be consisted of ONE group of BELIEVERS! The "clics" & "exclusive groups" should be left in the world! We should all go out into the world & call in those ppl who others call "outcast" The church is the best place for the WORLDY outcast we all should be outcast of the world. Lets go out there and break free those clics & exclusive groups and welcome them in an ALL INCLUSIVE BODY OF CHRIST THE CHURCH! THE BRIDE! THE HANDS & FEET!}
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