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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2015
Read James chapter 2 VERSE: James 2:6-7–But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? TRUTH: Favoritism doesn’t work well for anyone. Here the believers were favoring the rich, but James reminds them that favoring the rich has really done anything for them. The rich still curse God, still drag the believers into court, and still work to exploit the believer. Their catering to the rich hasn’t done anything for them and as a result, they have…
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Christian Devotional – October 9, 2015
Read James chapter 2 VERSE: James 2:1–My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. TRUTH: Do we value one type of person above another? Do we try to appeal to one type of person above another? Where favoritism comes into play is when we do this, but we do it with selfish or self-serving motives. In the verses that follow, the example is given of treating a rich man better than a poor man. The idea is that the rich man would then give more money, etc, so the church treats him better for the selfish purpose of gaining money. We see this…