The Two Symptoms of Empty Religion: Playing Favorites

When we treat the wealthy with honor and the poor with contempt, James says we have become judges with evil motives. In James 2:1-13, Josh Huisman confronts one of the most persistent sins in the church: favoritism. God has chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and the Royal Law commands us to love our neighbors without partiality — because mercy triumphs over judgment.