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My brothers ,
do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by showing partiality .
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Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly ,
and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in .
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If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say , “
Please take this seat ,”
but you say to the poor man , “
Stand over there ”
or “
Sit on the floor at my feet ,”
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you have made false distinctions among yourselves and have become judges with evil motives ,
haven '
t you ?
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Listen ,
my dear brothers !
God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him ,
has he not ?
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But you have humiliated the man who is poor .
Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you into court ?
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Are not they the ones who blaspheme the excellent name by which you have been called ?
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Nevertheless ,
you are doing the right thing if you obey the royal law in keeping with the Scripture , “
You must love your neighbor as yourself .”
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But if you show partiality ,
you are committing sin and will be convicted by the law as violators .
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For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point is guilty of breaking all of it .
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For the one who said , “
Never commit adultery ,”
also said , “
Never murder .”
Now if you do not commit adultery but you murder ,
you become a violator of the law .
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You must make it your habit to speak and act like people who are going to be judged by the law of liberty .
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For merciless judgment will come to the one who has shown no mercy .
Mercy triumphs over judgment .