The Incompatibility of Faith and Favoritism

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As James writes to Christians who have been scattered because of persecution his goal is that their faith would change the way they live - that their lives would be an overflow of their faith.

One of the ways James wants to help them grow is in the area of partiality or favoritism. The church was guilty of showing favoritism toward the rich and dishonoring the poor. James calls them to recognize the presence and the seriousness of their sin and their need for grace.