THE SIN OF PARTIALITY (4 OF 11)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: James 2:1-13
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The Sin of Partiality (4 of 11)
Series: James: A Faith that Works
Josh Malone
James 2:1-13
ILLUS. - Favoritism- Right now if I opened my phone I have a list of what my phone calls ''favorites.'' - It's the people I call the most. You probably have one as well. Also, I have favorite shows, I bet you do too... favorite movies. Favorite sports teams. I am much more likely to spend time this fall watching my favorite football team than I am anyone else's. I play favorites.
However, there is a favoritism... a partiality... that is sinful. It's wrong, a perversion of God's design. Here in James' he addresses that.
The issue in James is how the poor were being treated vs. the rich in the church. It's sinful to show partiality/favoritism toward the rich over the poor. Now, that is NOT the only way to show sinful partiality ... it's the way it was happening in their context. We still see this with rich and poor in the church today. We also see it with racism. Racism is a form of sinful partiality... its sinful, it's wicked.
You see when God saves rich and poor, also when God saves people form every race... when God saves people with influence and those without... and we let socio-economic status, social status, and race... influence us to treat people differently... less fairly... less justly... less graciously... WE SIN AGAINST GOD.
Here is the bottom line today... Partiality is INCONSISTENT with faith in Jesus Christ.
James 2:1- My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
The word ''partiality'' means literally ''lifting up someone's face.'' It's the idea of judging based on outside appearance... such as in this case money... or in other's as we know... race, social status. The NASB translates it as an ''attitude of personal favoritism.''
James commands that you should not act in that way as you hold faith in Jesus. His point is it is inconsistent, incompatible. It's oil and wat ...
Series: James: A Faith that Works
Josh Malone
James 2:1-13
ILLUS. - Favoritism- Right now if I opened my phone I have a list of what my phone calls ''favorites.'' - It's the people I call the most. You probably have one as well. Also, I have favorite shows, I bet you do too... favorite movies. Favorite sports teams. I am much more likely to spend time this fall watching my favorite football team than I am anyone else's. I play favorites.
However, there is a favoritism... a partiality... that is sinful. It's wrong, a perversion of God's design. Here in James' he addresses that.
The issue in James is how the poor were being treated vs. the rich in the church. It's sinful to show partiality/favoritism toward the rich over the poor. Now, that is NOT the only way to show sinful partiality ... it's the way it was happening in their context. We still see this with rich and poor in the church today. We also see it with racism. Racism is a form of sinful partiality... its sinful, it's wicked.
You see when God saves rich and poor, also when God saves people form every race... when God saves people with influence and those without... and we let socio-economic status, social status, and race... influence us to treat people differently... less fairly... less justly... less graciously... WE SIN AGAINST GOD.
Here is the bottom line today... Partiality is INCONSISTENT with faith in Jesus Christ.
James 2:1- My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
The word ''partiality'' means literally ''lifting up someone's face.'' It's the idea of judging based on outside appearance... such as in this case money... or in other's as we know... race, social status. The NASB translates it as an ''attitude of personal favoritism.''
James commands that you should not act in that way as you hold faith in Jesus. His point is it is inconsistent, incompatible. It's oil and wat ...
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