Showing Favoritism Distorts Justice and Love
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In the first half of James chapter 2, James deals with the sin of partiality. Partiality obscures the justice of Christ and His church. When we treat the poor with disdain, we place ourselves at odds with God, who is the champion of the downtrodden. Partiality also obscures the love of Christ and His church. Favoritism distorts the gospel. Whereas the ground is level at the foot of the cross, we find that the ground is often uneven in the church. James speaks to this and provides two remedies, the Royal Law of Love and the Law of Liberty.
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- 1. James: Faith that Works
- 2. Sermon Title Showing Partiality James 2:1-13
- 3. First Point Partiality obscures the justice of Christ and His Church. James 2:1-1-7
- 4. Leviticus 19:15 (NIV) Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
- 5. Partiality to the Poor Favoritism to the Rich •Dependency •Entitlement •Resentment •Dependency •Entitlement •Resentment
- 7. Second Point Partiality obscures the love of Christ and His Church. James 2:8-13
- 8. The Royal Law of Love 37b“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Mt. 22)
- 9. The Law of Liberty Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Mt. 5:19)
- 10. Matthew 6:15 But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- 12. James: Faith that Works
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- Greeting
- Sermon Title Showing Partiality James 2:1-13
- First Point Partiality obscures the justice of Christ and His Church. 2 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?
- Leviticus 19:15 (NIV) Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
- Mossimo Giunnulli, Lori Loughlin, Bella and Olivia Jade
- Second Point Partiality obscures the love of Christ and His Church. 8 If you really fulfill the royal 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 law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- The Royal Law of Love 37b“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Mt. 22)
- The Unity of the Law of Liberty Jesus taught that the Law was a unified whole: Matthew 5:17-20: 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- The Law of Mercy and Grace But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:15
- Tad Lincoln was the youngest son of Abraham Lincoln. His real name was Thomas, but Lincoln noted that he had a large head was was wiggly all the time, and started calling him “Tadpole”. The nickname Tad stuck. Tad had run of the White House. It was his playground, and he got into lots of trouble, interrupting Presidential meetings, bringing critters into the White House and charging visitors to see his father. However, one day, young Tad changed our nation for the better: After Lee’s surrender, Lincoln spoke to a large crowd from the balcony of the White House. At the end of his speech, Senator Harlan asked, “What shall we do with the rebels?” The vindictive crowd shouted back, “Hang them!” Tad, then 11 yrs old, turned to his father and said, “No, no, Papa. Not hang them. Hang on to them!” “That’s it!” replied Lincoln. Thanks to his sons plea for mercy, our nation ultimately healed after its bloodiest war. That’s the triumphant power of mercy!
- Let’s Pray