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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes... have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
James 2:2-4 NIV
I doubt James plucked this example out of the air. In my church it's not about where you sit, but does everyone get the same welcome?
The same attention?
The same care?
Do I judge on appearances? Clothing, the car they pulled up in?
If it's someone famous or important do I make sure they meet the Pastor, hoping some of their fame/mana might accrue to me, attach to me somehow...but not that person who doesn't look or smell or walk quite right...
I think I'm trained to make quick assessments of people, categorise them, judge them.
Without knowing their story
Their hurts
Their need
Their heart
James says to me:
Check your  motives
Change your heart towards people.
The outside doesn't tell the whole story
Check your heart
#james
#james2
#Godsgym
#lovepeople
#itsaheartthing

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