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James 2

The Sin of Partiality

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 aMy brethreng80,  bdo not holdg2192 your faithg4102 in our  cgloriousg1391 Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 with an attitude of  dpersonalg4382 favoritismg4382.

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For ifg1437 a mang435 comesg1525 into your  1assemblyg4864 with a goldg5554 ringg5554 and dressed in  2 afineg2986 clothesg2066, and there alsog2532 comesg1525 in a poorg4434 mang4434 in  bdirtyg4508 clothesg2066,

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and you  1payg1914 specialg1914 attentiong1914 to the one who is wearingg5409 the  afineg2986 clothesg2066, and sayg3004, "You sitg2521 hereg5602 in a goodg2573 place," and you sayg3004 to the poorg4434 mang4434, "You standg2476 overg1563 thereg1563, org2228 sitg2521 downg2521 by my footstoolg5286,"

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have you not madeg1252 distinctionsg1252 amongg1722 yourselvesg1438, and becomeg1096 judgesg2923  awith evilg4190  1motivesg1261?

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Listeng191,  amy belovedg27 brethreng80: did not  bGodg2316 chooseg1586 the poorg4434  1of thisg3588 worldg2889 to be  crichg4145 in faithg4102 and  dheirsg2818 of the kingdomg932 whichg3739 He  epromisedg1861 to thoseg3588 who loveg25 Him?

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But you have dishonoredg818 the poorg4434 mang4434. Is it not the richg4145 who oppressg2616a you and  1personallyg846  adragg1670 you into  2courtg2922?

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 aDo they not blasphemeg987 the fairg2570 nameg3686  1by which you have been calledg1941?

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Ifg1487, howeverg3305, you  aare fulfillingg5055 the  1royalg937 lawg3551 accordingg2596 to the Scriptureg1124, " bYOU SHALL LOVEg25 YOUR NEIGHBORg4139 AS YOURSELFg4572," you are doingg4160 wellg2573.

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But ifg1487 you  ashowg4380 partialityg4380, you are committingg2038b sing266 and are convictedg1651 by the  1lawg3551 as transgressorsg3848.

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For whoeverg3748 keepsg5083 the wholeg3650  1lawg3551 and yetg1161  astumblesg4417 in oneg1520 point, he has becomeg1096  bguiltyg1777 of allg3956.

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For He who saidg3004, " aDO NOT COMMITg3431 ADULTERYg3431," alsog2532 saidg3004, " bDO NOT COMMITg5407 MURDERg5407." Nowg1161 ifg1487 you do not commitg3431 adulteryg3431, but do commitg5407 murderg5407, you have becomeg1096 a transgressorg3848 of the  1lawg3551.

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Sog3779 speakg2980 and sog3779 actg4160 as those who are to be judgedg2919 by  athe lawg3551 of libertyg1657.

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For  ajudgmentg2920 will be mercilessg415b to one who has showng4160 nog3361 mercyg1656; mercyg1656  1triumphsg2620 overg2620 judgmentg2920.

Faith and Works

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 aWhatg5101 useg3786 is it,  bmy brethreng80, ifg1437 someoneg5100 saysg3004 he hasg2192 faithg4102 but he hasg2192 nog3361 worksg2041? Cang1410  1that faithg4102 saveg4982 him?

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 aIfg1437 a brotherg80 org2228 sisterg79 is withoutg1131 clothingg1131 and in needg3007 of dailyg2184 foodg5160,

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and oneg5100 of you saysg3004 to them, " aGog5217 in peaceg1515,  1be warmedg2328 and be filledg5526," and yetg1161 you do not giveg1325 them whatg2006 is necessaryg2006 for their bodyg4983, whatg5101 useg3786 is that?

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Eveng2532 sog3779  afaithg4102, ifg1437 it hasg2192 nog3361 worksg2041, is  1deadg3498, being by itselfg1438.

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 aBut someoneg5100  1may well sayg3004, "You haveg2192 faithg4102 and I haveg2192 worksg2041; showg1166 me your  bfaithg4102 withoutg5565 the worksg2041, and I will  cshowg1166 you my faithg4102  dby my worksg2041."

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You believeg4100 that  1 aGodg2316 is oneg1520.  bYou dog4160 wellg2573;  cthe demonsg1140 alsog2532 believeg4100, and shudderg5425.

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But are you willingg2309 to recognizeg1097,  ayou foolishg2756 fellowg444, that  bfaithg4102 withoutg5565 worksg2041 is uselessg692?

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 aWas not Abrahamg11 our fatherg3962 justifiedg1344 by worksg2041 when he offeredg399 up Isaacg2464 his song5207 on the altarg2379?

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You seeg991 that  afaithg4102 was workingg4903 with his worksg2041, and  1as a resultg1537 of the  bworksg2041, faithg4102 was  2perfectedg5048;

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and the Scriptureg1124 was fulfilledg4137 which saysg3004, " aAND ABRAHAMg11 BELIEVEDg4100 GODg2316, AND IT WAS RECKONEDg3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESSg1343," and he was calledg2564  bthe friendg5384 of Godg2316.

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You seeg3708 that a mang444 is justifiedg1344 by worksg2041 and not by faithg4102 aloneg3441.

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In the sameg3668 wayg3668, was not  aRahabg4460 the harlotg4204 alsog2532 justifiedg1344 by worksg2041  bwhen she receivedg5264 the messengersg32a and sentg1544b them out by anotherg2087 wayg3668?

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For justg5618 as the bodyg4983 withoutg5565 the spiritg4151 is deadg3498, sog3779 alsog2532  afaithg4102 withoutg5565 worksg2041 is deadg3498.



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