Monday, April 18, 2011

Digging Deeper James 2:8-9 with commentary

As we are working through James in small sections, I hope you are taking time to meditate throughout the week on our verse(s) of the week, perhaps even memorizing it. In addition to that, I want to encourage you to be reading the 5 chapters of James a few times each week because it is important to keep the focus verses in context. I want you to keep both the forest and the trees in mind.

James 2:8-9
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Commentary:
"The Royal law of love. Favoritism and discrimination are violations of the kingdom law of love. Royal law...i.e."law belonging to the king," with reference here to God's law in Lev. 19:18 ("love our neighbor,"...) as the apex of kingdom rules for ethical conduct...Partiality is the antithesis of the love command...Favoritism toward the rich breaks the OT commands to treat the poor equitably and is a serious transgression of God's law..." [ESV Study Bible study notes pg. 2393]

Blessings,
Diane

Diane Hunt is the Director of Addiction Recovery and Development at America's KESWICK. In addition to her Keswick responsibilities which keep her busy, she loves to read, write and teach, travel and laugh with her grandchildren. Diane has been married to her husband John over 26 years. She has 2 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 step-children, and 7 step-grandchildren.

UPCOMING EVENT
May is fast approaching and we will be hosting our 3rd annual Family Freedom Walk on Saturday, May 7th. You can help in two ways. 1. walk - call guest services to obtain a walk package, solicit sponsors and come to the walk. 2. (this is a fun one) Sponsor Victory Call for the walk. We are having a friendly competition between the 2 groups of devotional readers (Freedom Fighters and Victory Call). Our goal is to raise more funds by the Victory Call team than the men raise for the Freedom Fighter's team. Last year Victory Call subscribers raised $760.00 and Freedom Fighter’s subscribers raised $725.00. Victory Call WON! In reality, the Addiction Recovery ministries won because together we raised $48,968.65.

If you would like to join the fun, simply go to this link on our website https://01.secure.elexio.com/donations.aspx?id=366346&websiteurl=http://www.americaskeswick.org&siteid=2184 fill out the information and indicate in the "DESIGNATION" area : Family Freedom Walk: Victory Call or if you prefer make your check out to America's KESWICK and put in the memo line: FFW/Victory Call and mail to : America's KESWICK 601 Route 530 Whiting, NJ 08759. ALL DONATIONS MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, MAY 7th at 2 PM in order to be counted for our TEAM. We’re in the lead, ladies! Let’s keep up the good work!!

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