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Mon 15th June – Read James 2:1-4
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Mon 15th June – Read James 2:1-4
V1: Christians should not treat anyone differently because of appearance, status or wealth. James believed this was happening, and says it dishonours the name we bear as believers, the name of Jesus, who is indeed the Lord of glory.
V2: He offers a ” test case ” – 2 visitors appear in church (the assembly) one wealthy and well-dressed, the other poor and shabby.
V3-4: If the rich man is treated well ( almost fawned over, in the picture James paints with words ) but the poor man is – well, treated “shabbily”, then a judgement has been made on mere externals, and the thinking behind it is “evil”, thinking and judging as the world does. The point can and should be applied to more than the specific example here. Do we make distinctions between people and how we treat them because, for any reason they are not ” like us”? Do we make any who visit our services feel uncomfortable for such reasons? How far this should be from Christian behaviour.