“My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.” (James 2:1)
Samuel the prophet was looking for a man to replace King Saul. God said to Samuel, “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature…for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” (I Samuel 16:7)
The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons, meaning that He loves us all alike, whether we are tall, short, fat, skinny, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, black, white, red or yellow, or whether we reside in the slums or in a penthouse apartment.
In our text we are told not to profess our faith in Christ and at the same time have respect of persons and play favorites. We are not to favor a rich man over a poor man. Neither are we to respect a white man over a black man or vice versa. We are to treat all persons alike.
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