James 2:8-13

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. -James 2:8-13


Paraphrase: If you really obey the law as it is written, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself", you have done well. But if you show favourtism, you commit sin, and are condemned as transgressors. If you keep the law, yet stumble at one point, he is guilty of breaking all the law. Because He who said "Do not commit adultery" also said "Do not murder". So if you don't commit adultery but you murder, you are a lawbreaker. So speak and do as those under the law. Because judgement is without mercy to those who has no mercy, mercy overrules judgement.


Lessons Learnt: Show favourtism is like breaking the law of loving our neighbour as ourselves because we would not be treating the other the same way as we ought to. In keeping the law, we are to keep it fully. If not it defeats the purpose of the law. By breaking the law, eg. murder, we are not showing mercy to the victim or the family of the victim, and judgement will be dealt without mercy to those that have not mercy. But if we were to have mercy and not break the law, mercy shall be shown to us, as it is written in Matthew 7:12, "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.".


Prayer: Our Heavenly Father, I thank you that you have shown me mercy, that I learn about the law, and LORD I pray that you gave me the strength to continue keeping your laws.  We know LORD that Satan is always trying to make us lose our robe of righteousness but LORD, I claim it by your grace LORD, I know that it is given by you and through faith is was given. May my works be pleasing in your eyes LORD that it may bring glory to your kingdom. Amen.