The Sin of Partiality: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTRE

James, Chapter 2, verses 1-13

¹ My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. ² For if a man comes into your^aassembly with a gold ring and dressed in^bfine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, ³ and you^cpay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,” ⁴ have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil^dmotives? ⁵ Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor^eof 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. Is it not the rich who oppress you and^fpersonally drag you into^gcourt? ⁷ Do they not blaspheme the fair name^hby which you have been called?

⁸ If, however, you are fulfilling theⁱroyal law according to the Scripture, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF,” you are doing well. ⁹ But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the^jlaw as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever keeps the whole^klaw and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. ¹¹ For He who said, “DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” also said, “DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the^llaw. ¹² So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. ¹³ For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy^mtriumphs over judgment.


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