James 2:1-13

Read the passage here.

There is an obvious teaching about the dangers of favouritism in this passage but I’d like to mention the first and last verses in particular because I think they are awesome.

I love how James describes his Lord and brother in 2:1 – Glorious.  Yes He really is glorious.  I rarely talk about Jesus in those terms outside of talks or prayers.  Conversations I have with Christians rarely talk about Jesus with such affectionate awe and yet there are million reasons why Jesus is truly glorious, maybe we should list them?!

Then in 2:13 there is a great statement of truth that just emphasises the glorious nature of Jesus. Mercy triumphs over nature because He chooses to be merciful; He is our glorious example of how to deal with others when they wrong us.  Be merciful because Christ is glorious!

Possible areas of discussion:

In what ways is the Lord Jesus Christ glorious?

Is there favouritism shown in our churches?

2:6 is this still true today?

Is it fair that showing favouritism is equated with adultery and murder?

Is showing mercy easy?

Feel free to talk about these things or anything else the passage throws up.

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