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James 2:8-9
8 If [ei][mentoi] ye fulfil [teleo] the royal
[basilikos] law [nomos] according to [kata] the
scripture [graphe], Thou shalt love [agapao] thy [sou] neighbour [plesion] as [hos] thyself [seautou], ye do [poieo] well [kalos]:
9 But [de] if [ei] ye have respect to persons [prosopolepteo], ye commit [ergazomai] sin [hamartia], and are convinced [elegcho]
of [hupo] the law [nomos] as [hos] transgressors [parabates]. KJV-Interlinear
8 If, however, you are fulfilling
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.NASB
By dealing with partiality and disrespect to people,
we commit the sins of prejudice, of bias, injustice, intolerance, of favoritism
and so forth.And though you are not
commanded to make anyone and everyone your best friend, you are commanded to
demonstrate respect and fairness to all.
Matt. 22:39
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
Lev. 19:15
15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou
shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty:
but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Lev. 19:18
18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against
the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am
the Lord.
This is the second of the two greatest of laws.Can you remember the first?'You shall love the Lord '
Ok.Now you
recall them.
God is to be first in everything, and then people are
to be treated as you would yourself.Given these two rules that regulate your relationship with God and
people, then everything else comes easy.The bulk of your trouble, if not all of your troubles, has to do with
your relationship, or lack of it, with God and people.
Bible doctrine provides the solutions to all of the
interpersonal skills you require in life.
Your life is not to be guided by celebrityship, not by
wealth, not by talent, not by the many typical things that folks look to for
role models.
But, you are to look to Bible doctrine, the content of
truth, as your role model, for guiding your life.
This law is called a royal law.It came directly from God, and applies to all
of humanity, not to believers only.It
is a part of the common grace policy of God, and as such is necessary for the
stability of society.To approach this
law in pretense by demonstrating partiality in any way, in promoting social
classes by any definition, so as to elevate ones self above others, is a sin.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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