AND THIS IS THE SORT OF THING THE APOSTLE JAMES --SON OF ALPHAEUS LASHED OUT AT ---WAS HAPPENING IN JAMES 2---PEOPLE JUDGING THE POOR AS CREFLO DOLLAR AND HIS ILK DO---CALL THESE A CURSE RATHER THAN A TEST OF CHRIST HIMSELF PRESENTING HIMSELF BEFORE YOU TO BE FED, CLOTHED AND VISITED IN PRISON---AS MUCH AS YOU DID IT TO THE LEAST OF MY BROTHERS ---THE POOR AND PERSECUTED AND PRISONERS ----YOUR NEIGHBOR ---YOU DID IT TO ME! A Warning against Prejudice - James 2:1-9 1My dear brothers and sisters,a how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? 2For example, suppose someone comes into your meetingb dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives? 5Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? 6But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble namec you bear? 8Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 9But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:49:46 +0000
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