Be Mature Rich Man, Poor Man Chapter 5 James 2:1-13

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Be MatureRich Man, Poor ManChapter 5James
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• Theme of James Practice the truth
• Immature people talk about faith while mature
  people live the faith
• Hearing or talking about Gods Word is never a
  substitute for doing Gods Word
• Statement of faith and covenant
• The way we behave toward people indicates what
  we believe about God
• Four Basics Doctrines
• The Deity of Christ (21-4)
• Jesus did not respect persons (favoritism)
• Jesus looks at the heart, not outward appearance
• Poor widow vs. Pharisees
• Matthew, tax collector
• Look at the potential

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• Paul lost support from Christians due to his
  past, but Barnabas barged in to show the
  potential
• We intend to judge people by the past, not their
  future
• Human relationship/ divine fellowship
• Jesus, the friend of publicans and sinners
• Compassion/ not compromise
• Jesus was despised and rejected (Isa 531-3)
• Jesus, the glory of God
• His presence (John 114)
• In believers (I Cor. 619-20)
• In church collectively (Eph. 221-22)
• How do we practice the deity of Christ?
• Look at everyone through the eyes of Christ
• Christian Christ lives in them
• Sinners Christ died for them

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• The Grace of God
• God ignores national differences (Acts 1034)
• Jews/Gentiles
• God ignores social difference
• Rich/poor, master/slaves
• Human point of view I Cor. 26-27
• God chooses the poor over rich
• The Word of God (28-11)
• Our lives and ministries are the best defense
• D. L. Moody Every Bible should be bound in shoe
  leather.
• Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself Lev.
  1918
• Matter of opportunity, not geography
• To whom can I be a neighbor?
• Royal law love thy neighbor

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• Given by the King in law by Father
• Son reaffirmed to His disciples (John 1334)
• Holy Spirit filled our hearts with love (Rom 55)
• It rules all other laws love is fulfilling of
  the laws (Rom 1319)
• Obeying it makes you a king
• Out of love, not fear
• Hatred makes us slaves while love sets us free
  from selfishness
• Respect of persons, or favoritism
• Disobedience of all of Gods laws
• Christian love always builds up (I Cor 81)
• The Judgment of God
• Statement of faith ends with the return of Christ
  and final judgment

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• Our words will be judged (Matt 1234-37)
• Our deeds will be judged (Col 322-25)
• God remembers our sins no more (Heb 10-17), but
  our sins affect our character and works
• David
• Our attitudes will be judged (213)
• Mercy and justice
• Judged by the law of liberty
• Law purposes for liberty
• Outward discipline/inward discipline
• License do whatever I choose
• Liberty freedom to be all I can be in Jesus
  Christ
• License confinement while liberty fulfillment
• Word of God is called the law of liberty
• Rules/Gods Word
• Main Point Our beliefs should control our
  behaviors