1. James 2:1-13

2. Chapter 2:1-13
English
Contemporary
Version

3. Chapter 2:1-13

4. 1. WHAT is favoritism?
2. WHY is favoritism wrong?

5. 1. WHAT is favoritism?
Partiality
Discrimination
Bias

6. WHY is favoritism wrong?
1. Favoritism is Ungodly
It is inconsistent with faith in Christ (v.1)
It makes us “judges with evil thoughts”
(v.4)
It contradicts God’s heart (v.5)

8. WHY is favoritism wrong?
2. Favoritism is Unreasonable
It dishonours people created in the
image of God (v.6a)
It violates the law of love (vv.8-13)

9. 1. WHAT is favoritism?
2. WHY is favoritism wrong?
Partiality, Bias, Discrimination
Favoritism is Ungodly
Favoritism is Unreasonable

10. “If Christians
have caste
differences
also, I might
as well remain
a Hindu”