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Favoritism Forbidden
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor” — well,
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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?
But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,
So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.
Faith and Deeds
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
Faith without Good Deeds Is Dead
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing,
If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well” — but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that — and shudder.
How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.