James 2:12 - Prayer Tents

James 2

The Sin of Partiality

2My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.G3450G80G2192G3361G4102G2257G2962G2424G5547G1391G1722G43822For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,G1063G1437G1525G1519G5216G4864G435G5554G1722G2986G2066G1161G1525G2532G4434G1722G4508G20663and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet,"G2532G1914G1909G5409G2986G2066G2532G2036G846G2521G4771G5602G2573G2532G2036G4434G2476G4771G1563G2228G2521G5602G5259G3450G52864have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?G1252G3756G2532G1252G1722G1438G2532G1096G2923G4190G12615Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?G191G3450G27G80G1586G3756G2316G1586G4434G5127G2889G4145G1722G4102G2532G2818G932G3739G1861G25G8466But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?G1161G5210G818G4434G2616G3756G4145G2616G5216G2532G846G1670G5209G1519G29227Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?G987G3756G846G987G2570G3686G1909G5209G19418If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.G1487G3305G5055G937G3551G2596G1124G25G4675G4139G5613G4572G4160G25739But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.G1161G1487G4380G2038G266G1651G5259G3551G5613G384810For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.G1063G3748G5083G3650G3551G1161G4417G1722G1520G1096G1777G395611For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.G1063G2036G3431G3361G3431G2036G2532G5407G3361G5407G1161G1487G3431G3756G3431G1161G5407G1096G3848G355112So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.G3779G2980G2532G3779G4160G5613G3195G2919G1223G3551G165713For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.G1063G2920G448G4160G3361G1656G2532G1656G2620G2920

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?G5101G3786G3450G80G1437G5100G3004G2192G4102G1161G2192G3361G2041G1410G3361G4102G4982G84615If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,G1437G1161G80G2228G79G5225G1131G2532G3007G5600G2184G516016and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?G1161G5100G1537G5216G2036G846G5217G1722G1515G2328G2532G5526G1161G1325G846G3361G2006G4983G5101G378617So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.G2532G3779G4102G3362G2192G3362G2041G2076G3498G2596G143818But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.G235G5100G2046G4771G2192G4102G2504G2192G2041G1166G3427G4675G4102G1537G4675G2041G2504G1166G4671G3450G4102G1537G3450G204119You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!G4771G4100G3754G2076G1520G2316G4160G2573G1140G2532G4100G2532G542520Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?G1161G2309G1097G5599G2756G444G3754G4102G5565G2041G2076G349821Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?G1344G3756G11G2257G3962G1344G1537G2041G399G2464G846G5207G1909G237922You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;G991G3754G4102G4903G846G2041G2532G1537G2041G5048G4102G504823and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"—and he was called a friend of God.G2532G1124G4137G3004G1161G11G4100G2316G2532G3049G846G1519G1343G2532G2564G5384G231624You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.G3708G5106G3754G1537G2041G444G1344G2532G3756G1537G4102G344025And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?G3668G1161G2532G1344G3756G4460G4204G1344G1537G2041G5264G32G2532G1544G2087G359826For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.G1063G5618G4983G5565G4151G2076G3498G3779G4102G5565G2041G2076G3498G2532