Especially Special
April 16, 2023
James 2:1-11
1. People Should Not be Seen As “
” or “
”! (Vs. 1-4 , 1 Sam 16:7, Luke 5:29)
1 Samuel 16:7, “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do not see what the LORD sees, for humans see what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart.”
Luke 5:29-32, “Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at the table with them. But the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
2. The Standard is
Not
! (Vs. 8-11, Lev 19:18, Gal 5:13-15)
Leviticus 19:18, “Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.”
Galatians 5:13-15, “For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.”
3. “
” is in the Lord of Glory; Only He is Absolutely “
.” (Vs. 1, Psa 145:3, 1 Tim 1:17)
Psalm 145:3, “The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable.”
1 Timothy 1:17, “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”