Brother Gyme Sunday School 6/29/14

Brother Gyme Sunday School 6/29/14

Jas 2:1  My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

We are not to respect people.  We are to treat everyone as we would have them treat us.  We should start in the house of God but don’t let it stay there; we should have this rule everywhere.

Lev 19:15  Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Whether someone is rich or poor is to have no bearing on how we treat them.  In the natural man it is easier to treat the one that is clean and so on better.

1Ti 5:21  I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

Treat not with partiality.

Jas 2:2  For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

Jas 2:3  And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

Jas 2:4  Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

Jas 2:5  Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

Sometimes the ‘poorness’ is understanding where we are at in life.  We need God.  It means also poor in spirit. 

When people get wealthy they seem to get emptier.  They pursue more and more things to try to satisfy themselves and then only seem emptier yet.  People sometimes respect that person because of their wealth and they come to think it their due. 

Whether I have 100 dollars or 10 dollars it is not important.  What is important is understanding where I came from.

Jas 2:6  But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

Jas 2:7  Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

In that day they could only have the thought that they were going to have justice before God as Christians.  The rich men oppressed them.

Jas 2:8  If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

How important it is:  If we treat people just exactly as we would like to be treated then that is how we will be judged.  He will judge us with the same mercy and that same measuring stick.

Lev 19:18  Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Lev 19:34  But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

He is telling us to remember where we came from.  Remember when you were in sin and were in bondage.  Remember where we have been. 

Sometimes other people cannot believe where we came from.  It is only because of God and He has this for everyone.

The teaching in the Old Testament was that when a person was adopted then they actually took position in the lineage of the family.  Isn’t that good of God?  We can be grafted into the royal family.  They became an equal heir with the born children.

Mat 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mat 22:38  This is the first and great commandment.

Mat 22:39  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mat 22:40  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

That sums up the whole thing.  Sometimes people make it so difficult, they get all muddled down and question doctrine.  This sums it up.  Treat others as you would want to be treated.  Doing this takes care of all the questions and all the strife. 

Mar 12:29  And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Mar 12:30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Mar 12:31  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Mar 12:32  And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

Mar 12:33  And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Rom 13:8  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Rom 13:9  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Rom 13:10  Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.