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James 2:8, 9 - The Only Way To Overcome The Sin Of Prejudice.

James 2:8, 9 (GNB) You will be doing the 
right thing if you obey the law of the Kingdom, 
which is found in the scripture, Love your 
neighbor as you love yourself. But if you treat 
people according to their outward appearance, you 
are guilty of sin, and the Law condemns you as a 
lawbreaker.  

   Prejudice is a serious sin. Its not 
some infraction that God winks at. To call it 
anything but sin would be against what the Bible 
teaches: You will be doing the right thing if you 
obey the law of the Kingdom, which is found in 
the scripture, Love your neighbor as you love 
yourself. But if you treat people according to their 
outward appearance, you are guilty of sin, and the 
Law condemns you as a lawbreaker (James 2:8-9 
GNB). 
   That's pretty clear. But as I've traveled 
around the world, I've come to the conclusion that 
prejudice, particularly racial prejudice, may be the 
world's most prevalent sin. No matter where you go 
in the world, somebody doesn't like somebody 
else. You find it everywhere. And though it plays 
out in countless ways in society, many people 
would deny that they have any prejudice toward 
others. 
   To move toward racial reconciliation, we 
have to admit and confess our prejudices. Why? 
Because racism is a sin problem, not a skin problem. 
This is not some minor issue to God. It's at the 
heart of the Gospel. 
   Like many people, you may have been 
raised to mistrust or stay away from whats 
different. You probably feel most comfortable with 
people like you. That's human nature. 
   But we must still learn to see people the 
way God does. How do you learn to see everybody 
who comes into your life the way God does? "The 
LORD does not look at the things people look at. 
People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD 
looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7 NIV). You've 
got to look at the heart. 
   If you want to know someones heart, 
then youve got to go past pleasantries and 
shallow conversations. You need to get to know them. 
You need to ask questions and be a good 
listener. You need to be empathetic and full of 
grace. 
   Start with your heart. Confess the sin of 
prejudice. Then, ask God for his help to see people as 
he sees them and to use you to help reconcile 
people to each other and, most importantly, to him. 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

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