Adultery, murder, and… favoritism!
James is a book that shows us what life looks like when we have faith in Jesus Christ.
When James takes time to describe what a life of faith looks like, one of the first things he addresses is the sin of favoritism, and specifically Christians who are showing partiality to the rich over the poor.
We might want to downplay the gravity of this sin today, but for James, he takes this issue seriously and even compares showing favoritism to adultery and murder.
This Sunday we will study James 1:9-11 and 2:1-13 together, not only looking at what James tells us not to do, but more specifically James’ rich theological foundational of why and how we ought not show favoritism.
Pastor Adam
Show No Partiality
James 1:9-11 and 2:1-13
May 10, 2020 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
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