Faith IRL: No Favorites - September 6, 2026 Second Service

NO FAVORITES Gordon Dabbs, PhD James 2.1-13 James 2.1 (ESV) My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. Favoritism sees people according to what they can potentially give us. Grace sees people according to the value God has already given them. Galatians 3.27 (NLT) And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. James 2.5 (ESV) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom? The person you barely notice is someone God deeply treasures. We must never confuse visibility with value. James 2.8 (ESV) If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. James 2.12-13 (ESV) So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty . . . Mercy triumphs over judgment. People who forget how much mercy they have received become stingy with mercy. The gospel does not merely save us. It retrains our eyes. Who do I naturally notice . . . and who have I trained myself not to see?