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James 2:9
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James 2:9
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9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
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James 2:9
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James 2:9
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Leviticus 19:15
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.
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Leviticus 19:15
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Leviticus 19:15
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15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(A) do not show partiality(B) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(C) but judge your neighbor fairly.(D)
James 2:1-4
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James 2:1-4
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A Warning against Prejudice
2 My dear brothers and sisters,[a] how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting[b] dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
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James 2:1-4
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James 2:1-4
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Favoritism Forbidden
2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.(B) 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(C) with evil thoughts?
John 8:9
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John 8:9
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9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.
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John 8:9
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John 8:9
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9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
1 John 3:4
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1 John 3:4
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4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
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1 John 3:4
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1 John 3:4
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4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.(A)
Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(A) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(B)
John 16:8
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John 16:8
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8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
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John 16:8
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John 16:8
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8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
John 8:46
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John 8:46
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46 Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?
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John 8:46
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John 8:46
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46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
Jude 15
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Jude 15
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15 to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a]
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- 14-15 The quotation comes from intertestamental literature: Enoch 1:9.
Jude 15
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Jude 15
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15 to judge(A) everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a](B)
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- Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)
Galatians 2:19
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Galatians 2:19
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19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God.
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Galatians 2:19
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Galatians 2:19
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1 Corinthians 14:24
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1 Corinthians 14:24
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24 But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say.
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1 Corinthians 14:24
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1 Corinthians 14:24
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24 But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all,
Romans 7:7-13
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Romans 7:7-13
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God’s Law Reveals Our Sin
7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.”[a] 8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. 9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, 10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. 11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. 12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.
13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
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Romans 7:7-13
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Romans 7:7-13
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(G) actually brought death. 11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(H) deceived me,(I) and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(J)
13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good(K) to bring about my death,(L) so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
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