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JAMES

JAMES. Live with integrity. Show resilience in trials. Resist temptation. Respond to the Scriptures. LESSON 5. JAMES 2:1 –13. Question #3 – What is a good definition for prejudice?.

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JAMES

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  1. JAMES

  2. Live with integrity. Show resilience in trials. Resist temptation. Respond to the Scriptures.

  3. LESSON 5 JAMES 2:1–13

  4. Question #3 – What is a good definition for prejudice? an uninformed judgment of people based on characteristics such as their color, ethnicity, or social status.

  5. I. The Warning against Prejudice (2:1–4) READ A. The injunction (2:1) B. The illustration (2:2, 3) C. The instruction (2:4)

  6. The Injunction (2:1) “…show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory” “Glorious” Lord Jesus Christ (Matt 17:2) Faith X √ Favoritism Faith and Favoritism are not compatible!

  7. The Illustration (2:2-3) "You sit here in a good place," a man comes … with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes… Assembly- (synagoge); The common word for the gathering of Jews for worship …there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothes… "You stand over there, or sit down by my feet,“

  8. Question #5: In what ways might believers, including ourselves, be showing prejudice? an uninformed judgment of people based on characteristics such as their color, ethnicity, or social status. • Give more attention to meeting the desires of the rich than to meeting the needs of the poor. • Fail to plan ways to reach different cultural groups living in our cities. • Create a church environment that appeals to one particular culture.

  9. II. The Witness against Prejudice (2:5–8) READ A. God’s character (2:5–7) B. God’s command (2:8)

  10. Judges with evil thoughts • Wrong value system "You sit here in a good place," “Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?” • You have catered to this who think only of themselves and will stop at nothing to get what they want • Their arrogance has even reached the point of blaspheming God • Respecting those who hate God “Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?” • Jesus said in Mt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. • The preaching of the Gospel to the poor was part of the Messianic role: (Isaiah 61:1-2; I Cor 1:26-29) • God loves the poor “…has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which He promised to those who love Him?” "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,“ • You have despised a group of people for the reason of their economic status “But you have dishonored the poor man.”

  11. Question #11: Why do you suppose they showed favoritism to those who blasphemed, what was their motivation?

  12. III. The Wrath against Prejudice (2:9–13) READ

  13. The Wrath against Prejudice (2:8-11) The Royal Law "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF" ≠ = Partiality committing sin and convicted doing well Murder “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point, he has become accountable for of all it” The Chain of God’s Law is broken by one sin! Adultery • Jesus further emphasizes the “spirit” of the law, not just the superficial “letter” of the law. (Matt 5:27-28; I John 3:15; Matt 19:16-22)

  14. The Exhortation (v.12) Mercy Law of Liberty Speak Act Not a liberty to do what one pleases; but a liberty from the condemnation of sin, and the ability to do what pleases God. Filtering our speech and activities through the Law of Liberty will guarantee the triumph of Mercy over Judgment!

  15. Question 18: What corrective measures can believers take to keep From being prejudice? an uninformed judgment of people based on characteristics such as their color, ethnicity, or social status. • Give more attention to meeting the desires of the rich than to meeting the needs of the poor. • Repent of your prejudice or partiality and pray for change. • Make friends with people of different color and status. • Fail to plan ways to reach different cultural groups living in our cities. • Pray for the lost who live in different countries. • Create a church environment that appeals to one particular culture. • Become involved in or start a ministry that reaches out to people of a different culture.

  16. Live with integrity. Show resilience in trials. Resist temptation. Respond to the Scriptures. Treat others without prejudice.

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