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“Be Impartial Believers”

Key Verse

   “My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons” (James 2:1).

Text — James 2:1-10

Message

Scale is one of the symbols of the judiciary where justice was beautifully represented by the ancients as holding a pair of scales equally balanced. It depicts the principle of equity and fairness, balance and objective outlook. Justice ought to be without prejudice or emosions. 

Our text today condemns partiality in its entirety. We are expressly commanded in the Bible to do “nothing by partiality” (1 Timothy 5:21). Partiality makes someone a transgressor. “But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” There were instances of partiality in the Bible: 1. Isaac and Rebecca were partilal in their love for their two sons 2. Israel also loved Joseph more than his other brothers (Genesis 25:28; 37:3). These examples caused painful outcomes. Believers should act impartially when mediating between disputants. We must give fair hearing to both parties in a dispute. Issues should be treated in their own merit without personal attachment. Same punishment should be for same offence; same reward for same good deed, no matter whose ox is gored. Say no to partiality.

Quote

Say no to partiality

Challenge

Partiality is condemnable; avoid it.

Prayer for today

Father, help me to always stand for justice, fairness and equity.

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Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.

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