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When Justice Isn’t Blind
January 25, 2026 / Crossroads Community Church
When Justice Isn’t Blind
James 2:1-13
Faith on the Ground: James Part 4
January 25, 2026
If we have true , we will practice
James 2:1
Warnings against are all over the OT
Deuteronomy 1:17; 10:17; 16:19; Proverbs 28:21
Partiality, favoritism, or respect for persons literally means to
Discernment comes from a
Matthew 7:6
When God judges, he judges , not
James 2:2-7
Favoritism ends up judging one person’s soul as being of greater value than another’s, and it does all this on the basis of superficial, worldly criteria.
James 2:6b-7
It was the very rich whom they were that often them and even ridiculed the !
James 2:8
The
Leviticus 19:18
James 2:9-11
If we show favoritism, we are – we have !
James 2:12
Our and our will be judged
James 2:13
Our will be judged
When I recognize my prejudices, I will remind myself that I may lack all the information and I am prejudging the person, which makes my opinion irrational and unfair.